This area is also known as "'peristriate area 19 "', and it refers to a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined occipital region of cerebral cortex.
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It is bounded on one side by the Brodmann area 17, from which it is distinguished by absence of a band of Gennari, and on the other by the peristriate area 19 ( Brodmann-1909 ).
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In terms of its cytoarchitecture, it is bounded rostrally by the supramarginal area 40 ( H ), dorsally and caudally by the peristriate area 19, and ventrally by the occipitotemporal area 37 ( H ) ( Brodmann-1909 ).