Color center

Japanese: 色中枢 - いろちゅうすう
Color center


[Higher visual cortex]
While the primary visual cortex handles all visual information sent from the visual nerve, the higher visual cortex is divided into several areas and specializes in analyzing certain visual information. For example, in the higher visual cortex (called the color center), which is responsible for color recognition, all cells have response selectivity for color, but almost no response selectivity for other characteristics. The visual cells here have the ability to correctly judge colors under any light (this is called color constancy).

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention the "color center" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[高次視覚野]
 第一次視覚野が視覚神経から送られてくるあらゆる視覚情報を扱うのに対し,高次視覚野はいくつかに区分され,ある視覚情報を専業的に分析する。例えば,色の認知を担当する高次視覚野(ここを色中枢という)では,すべての細胞が色に対して反応選択性をもつが,他の特徴に対してはほとんど反応選択性がない。ここの視覚細胞はどのような光の下でも,色を正しく判断する働き(これを色恒常性という)をもつ。…

※「色中枢」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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