Colour Centre
The color center is a region in the brain primarily responsible for visual perception and cortical processing of color signals received by the eye, which ultimately results in color vision. The color center in humans is thought to be located in the ventral occipital lobe (VO) as part of the visual system, in addition to other areas responsible for recognizing and processing specific visual stimuli, such as faces, words, and objects. Many functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies in both humans and macaque monkeys have shown color stimuli activating multiple areas in the brain, including the fusiform gyrus and the lingual gyrus. These areas, as well as others identified to have a role in color vision processing, are collectively labeled visual area 4 (V4). The exact mechanisms, location, and purpose of V4 are still being investigated.
Read more about Colour Centre: Primary Visual Cortex, Higher Order Visual Processing, Research Methods, Cerebral Achromotopsia
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