The primate superior colliculus and the control of saccadic eye movements

Neuroscientist

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 284-292

  Kalesnykas, Rimas P ^a   Sparks, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical code; Population code; Saccades; Sensorimotor integration; Spatial to temporal transformation; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013585891     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385849600200514     Document Type: Review

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