Functional Architecture of Motion Direction in the Mouse Superior Colliculus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.023
Abstract: Motion vision is important in guiding animal behavior. Both the retina and the visual cortex process object motion in largely unbiased fashion: all directions are represented at all locations in the visual field. We investigate… read more here.
Keywords: motion; superior colliculus; direction; functional architecture ... See more keywords
In-vivo quantitative structural imaging of the human midbrain and the superior colliculus at 9.4T
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.04.071
Abstract: &NA; We explored anatomical details of the superior colliculus (SC) by in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 9.4T. The high signal‐to‐noise ratio allowed the acquisition of high resolution, multi‐modal images with voxel sizes ranging… read more here.
Keywords: superior colliculus; space; layer; mri ... See more keywords
Effect of age and autism spectrum disorder on oxytocin receptor density in the human basal forebrain and midbrain
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DOI: 10.1038/s41398-018-0315-3
Abstract: The prosocial hormone oxytocin (OXT) has become a new target for research on the etiology and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a condition characterized by deficits in social function. However, it remains unknown whether… read more here.
Keywords: superior colliculus; oxtr binding; spectrum disorder; oxtr ... See more keywords
Dissecting the circuit for blindsight to reveal the critical role of pulvinar and superior colliculus
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08058-0
Abstract: In patients with damage to the primary visual cortex (V1), residual vision can guide goal-directed movements to targets in the blind field without awareness. This phenomenon has been termed blindsight, and its neural mechanisms are… read more here.
Keywords: superior colliculus; vlpul pathway; pulvinar; pulvinar superior ... See more keywords
Atypical cortical feedback underlies failure to process contextual information in the superior colliculus of Scn2a+/− autism model mice
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63788-2
Abstract: Atypical sensory integration and contextual learning are common symptoms in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but how sensory circuits are affected remains elusive. Here we focused on the early visual information processing, and performed in vivo… read more here.
Keywords: information; model mice; modulation; superior colliculus ... See more keywords
Sensorimotor transformation elicits systematic patterns of activity along the dorsoventral extent of the superior colliculus in the macaque monkey
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0527-y
Abstract: The superior colliculus (SC) is an excellent substrate to study sensorimotor transformations. To date, the spatial and temporal properties of population activity along its dorsoventral axis have been inferred from single electrode studies. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: superior colliculus; along dorsoventral; sensorimotor transformation; activity ... See more keywords
Preference-independent saliency map in the mouse superior colliculus
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-08006-x
Abstract: Detecting salient stimuli in a visual scene is crucial for animal survival, yet how the brain encodes visual saliency remains unclear. Here, using two-photon calcium imaging, we reveal a preference-independent saliency map in the superficial… read more here.
Keywords: preference independent; saliency; saliency map; independent saliency ... See more keywords
A Layer-specific Corticofugal Input to the Mouse Superior Colliculus
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DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx161
Abstract: In the auditory cortex (AC), corticofugal projections arise from each level of the auditory system and are considered to provide feedback "loops" important to modulate the flow of ascending information. It is well established that… read more here.
Keywords: superior colliculus; layer; superior collicular; pyramidal neurons ... See more keywords
A deep neural network model of the primate superior colliculus for emotion recognition
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0512
Abstract: Although sensory processing is pivotal to nearly every theory of emotion, the evaluation of the visual input as ‘emotional’ (e.g. a smile as signalling happiness) has been traditionally assumed to take place in supramodal ‘limbic’… read more here.
Keywords: recognition; neural network; deep neural; emotion ... See more keywords
Superior colliculus peri-saccadic field potentials are dominated by a visual sensory preference for the upper visual field
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DOI: 10.1101/2024.10.30.621170
Abstract: The primate superior colliculus (SC) plays important sensory, cognitive, and motor processing roles. Among its properties, the SC has clear visual field asymmetries: visual responses are stronger in the upper visual field representation, whereas saccade-related… read more here.
Keywords: field; upper visual; peri saccadic; superior colliculus ... See more keywords
Optogenetic activation of the superior colliculus attenuates spontaneous seizures in the pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy
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DOI: 10.1111/epi.17469
Abstract: Decades of studies have indicated that activation of the deep and intermediate layers of the superior colliculus can suppress seizures in a wide range of experimental models of epilepsy. However, prior studies have not examined… read more here.
Keywords: optogenetic activation; activation superior; model temporal; superior colliculus ... See more keywords