{
  "id": 10729350,
  "title": "How the visual cortex wires itself—targeted from the start, refined over time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/how-the-visual-cortex-wires-itself-targeted-from-the-start-refined",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-visual-cortex-wires-refined.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new study led by biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals how the primary visual cortex establishes its complex long-range neural networks during early brain development. The study presents a comprehensive, fine-grained map of how the primary visual cortex connects to 11 higher visual areas during development.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}