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Lateral Occipital Cortex (LOC)

Function (system):

Output to:

Visual objection perception

(visual ventral stream), touch.

Location:

Occipital lobe (BA 19).

Alternative names:

Dorsal Fourth Visual Cortex. (V4d),

Lateral Occipital Complex.

TPJ

Sub-areas:

LO1, LO2.

Input from:

LOC

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Operation:

Brain Encyclopedia chapter: 15

• Receives the outlines of an object and distance to the object (through either touch or sight).
• Constructs a 3D model of the object.
• Recognize objects at different angles (shape constancy).

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