the first region of the cerebral cortex that receives visual input from the thalamus, particularly from the lateral geniculate nucleus. The striate cortex is located in the occipital lobe and contains a dense band of myelinated fibers in layer IVb that appears as a white stripe (stripe of Gennari). Neurons in the striate cortex project to visual areas in the prestriate cortex and to subcortical visual nuclei. Also called Brodmann’s area 17; primary visual cortex. See also V1.