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Extrastriate cortex
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<p>The extrastriate cortex is the region of the <a href="/facts/Occipital_lobe/t9Rcj7QB">occipital</a> <a href="/facts/Cerebral_cortex/GpXosGHP">cortex</a> of the mammalian brain located next to the <a href="/facts/Primary_visual_cortex/qmF8F5Sb">primary visual cortex</a>. Primary visual cortex (V1) is also named striate cortex because of its striped appearance in the microscope. The extrastriate cortex encompasses multiple functional areas, including <a href="/facts/Visual_area_V3/qmF8F5Sb">V3</a>, <a href="/facts/Visual_area_V4/qmF8F5Sb">V4</a>, <a href="/facts/Visual_area_V5%2fMT/qmF8F5Sb">V5/MT</a>, which is sensitive to motion, or the <a href="/facts/Extrastriate_body_area/SrlQpjRX">extrastriate body area</a> (EBA) used in the perception of human bodies. </p>