prestriate cortex
visually responsive regions in the cerebral cortex outside the striate cortex. The prestriate cortex includes Brodmann’s areas 18 and 19, as determined by cytoarchitecture, and additional areas in the temporal and parietal lobes. On the basis of function and connectivity, the prestriate cortex has been divided into multiple visual areas, including V2, V3, V4, and V5. Also called circumstriate cortex; extrastriate cortex; prestriate area.