Article Published: September 2000 Fixation neurons in the superior colliculus encode distance between current and desired gaze positions André Bergeron & Daniel Guitton Nature Neuroscience 3, 932 ...

The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright ...

The group under Dr. Liana Melo-Thomas from Philipps-Universität Marburg was able to show in previous studies on rats that stimulation of the inferior colliculus—chiefly known for processing ...

Looking Vs. Seeing Date: September 23, 2008 Source: Salk Institute Summary: The superior colliculus has long been thought of as a rapid orienting center of the brain that allows the eyes and head ...

The superior colliculus in the mammalian brain takes on many important tasks by making sense of our environment. Any mistakes during the development of this brain region can lead to severe ...