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V4α

V4α noun: a subdivision of the human color center, located in the anterior fusiform gyrus, that works alongside the more posterior V4 (in the lingual gyrus) to process color; more involved in higher-level color perception and manipulation, contributing to the variability seen in acquired color blindness (cerebral achromatopsia) when damaged.

v4α: a subdivision of the human color center, located in the anterior fusiform gyrus, that works...
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Noun

V4α (uncountable)

  1. A subdivision of the human color center, located in the anterior fusiform gyrus, that works alongside the more posterior V4 (in the lingual gyrus) to process color; more involved in higher-level color perception and manipulation, contributing to the variability seen in acquired color blindness (cerebral achromatopsia) when damaged.

Forms of V4α

alternative formV4-alpha

Questions about V4α

What does V4α mean?
V4α means a subdivision of the human color center, located in the anterior fusiform gyrus, that works alongside the more posterior V4 (in the lingual gyrus) to process color; more involved in higher-level color perception and manipulation, contributing to the variability seen in acquired color blindness (cerebral achromatopsia) when damaged.
What part of speech is V4α?
V4α is a noun.

Words near V4α in the dictionary

  1. V2X
  2. V2Xs
  3. V4
  4. V4-alpha
  5. V4s
  6. V4α
  7. V6
  8. V8
  9. V86-mode
  10. V8s
  11. VA

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