pericalcarine cortex

Term ID

UBERON:0022534

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).

References

• birnlex:1059

Ontology

Uberon Ontology