Home | News | Early Explorations of the Visual Cortex Early Explorations of the Visual Cortex Anne Trafton | September 25, 2013May 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email On October 14, 2011, Nobel laureates David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel discussed their early explorations of the visual cortex. A visual pathway in the brain may do more than recognize objects Twenty-five years after its founding, the McGovern Institute is shaping brain science and improving human lives at a global scale Looking under the hood at the brain’s language system See all news