The
visual cortex of the
brain is the part of the
cerebral cortex responsible for processing visual information. This article addresses the ventral/dorsal model of the visual cortex. Another model for the perceptual/conceptual neuropsychological model of the visual cortex was studied by Raftopolous. In Russian neuropsychology, yet another model was discussed by
Alexander Luria for the anterior/posterior approach to understanding the visual cortex. The visual cortex is located in the
occipital lobe (one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex) which is in turn located at the back of the head or skull. The visual cortex is made up of
Brodmann area 17 (the
primary visual cortex), and
Brodmann areas 18 and
19, the
extrastriate cortical areas.