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Visual Cortex Develops for up to 40 Years

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The general scientific view was that the visual cortex - the part of the brain that processes the images sent from the eyes - is fully developed after the first five or six years of life. Scientists have now studied brain tissue of deceased people and found that the visual cortex reaches its maturity around an age of 36 years.

News seen at: ScienceDaily - Psychology