Term Name: pericalcarine cortex
Synonyms: pericalcarine cortex
Definition: Component of the parietal lobe. The rostral boundary of the pericalcarine cortex was the first appearance of the calcarine sulcus whereas the caudal boundary was the most posterior coronal slice where the calcarine sulcus was visualized. The medial and lateral boundaries were the medial portion of the temporal and occipital cortices and the inferomedial end of the calcarine sulcus respectively (Christine Fennema-Notestine).
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0022534]

Relationships
is part of: parietal lobe
is a type of: regional part of brain structure with developmental contribution from neural crest