Colour centre

The colour centre is a region in the human brain responsible for processing colour. It consists of two subdivisions, an anterior one, called V4α and a posterior one, called V4. The structural organization of the colour centre was analysed using fMRI.

The term colour centre can also refer to an anionic vacancy in a crystal filled by one or more electrons, usually called an F-Centre.

Bilateral damage of V4 can cause total colour blindness (achromatopsia).