Brodmann area 17 is important in the perception of light intensity, distinguishing visual patterns, contours, colors and motion. It is involved in spatial orientation and transmits information to the dorsal stream and the ventral stream. The dorsal stream is the “where pathway” which is associated with motion, representation of object locations, and control of the eyes and arms. The ventral stream is the “what pathway” and is associated with form recognition and object representation. It is associated with the storage of long-term memory. This area is involved with the discrimination of shapes, textures, objects and faces.