V2

visual area 2, which in primates is a band of cerebral cortex located adjacent and anterior to V1. It is coextensive with Brodmann’s area 18 (see prestriate cortex) and receives its major input from V1.

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March 9th 2025

true experiment

a study in which participants are assigned at random to two or more experimentally manipulated treatment conditions or to a treatment group and a control group. This type of experiment is in contrast to quasi-experimental designs, such as natural experiments and field experiments.