geniculate
adjective
ge·nic·u·late
jə-ˈni-kyə-lət 
variants
or geniculated
: bent abruptly at an angle like a bent knee
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This week, in a study in Nature, neuroscientists point to a part of the brain called the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) as the neural key that might make blindsight possible.
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Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2010
In humans, this ventral pathway begins in the eyes and proceeds to the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus, a sort of relay station for sensory information.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2020
The lateral geniculate nucleus connects to an area called V1 in the primary visual cortex, downstream of which lie areas V2 and V4, which finally lead to the inferior temporal cortex.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2020
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Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2010
In humans, this ventral pathway begins in the eyes and proceeds to the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus, a sort of relay station for sensory information.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2020
The lateral geniculate nucleus connects to an area called V1 in the primary visual cortex, downstream of which lie areas V2 and V4, which finally lead to the inferior temporal cortex.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2020
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“Geniculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geniculate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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