diff --git a/multiarea_model/data_multiarea/VisualCortex_Data.py b/multiarea_model/data_multiarea/VisualCortex_Data.py
index f4589b230a63e95757fd82bcce682cab06b7ee02..eb7b17b7abccaf5165ad119e73a8ca66ea5e6dfd 100644
--- a/multiarea_model/data_multiarea/VisualCortex_Data.py
+++ b/multiarea_model/data_multiarea/VisualCortex_Data.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ VisualCortexData
 This script provides the function process_raw_data which fulfills two
 tasks:
 1) Load the experimental data from the raw data files stored in
-   raw_data/ and stores it to viscorted_raw_data.json.
+   raw_data/ and stores it to viscortex_raw_data.json.
 2) Process the data to derive complete sets of FLN, SLN, neuronal
    densities and laminar thicknesses and store these values to
    viscortex_processed_data.json.