Signal Multiplexing in Neural Circuits – The Superior Colliculus Deserves a New Look
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Signal Multiplexing in Neural Circuits – The Superior Colliculus Deserves a New Look
The primate superior colliculus (SC) is a key component of the system controlling voluntary movements of the eyes and head. A longstanding view is that the SC maintains a retinotopic representation of visual space, and issues commands specifying movements referenced to the fovea. While an accurate representation of target position relative to the fovea is crucial to gaze shifts, information abo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1662-5145
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2011.00005