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v4α

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
v4α
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subdivision of the human color center, located in the anterior fusiform gyrus, that works alongside the more posterior V4 (in the lingual gyrus) to process color; more involved in higher-level color perception and manipulation, contributing to the variability seen in acquired color blindness (cerebral achromatopsia) when damaged.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

V4-alpha (alternative)

Questions

What does v4α mean?
A subdivision of the human color center, located in the anterior fusiform gyrus, that works alongside the more posterior V4 (in the lingual gyrus) to process color; more involved in higher-level color perception and manipulation, contributing to the variability seen in acquired color blindness (cerebral achromatopsia) when damaged.

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