The role of the superior colliculus in saccade initiation: A study of express saccades and the gap effect

Vision Research

Volumn 40, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 2763-2777

  Sparks, David ^a   Rohrer, W H ^a   Zhang, Yihong ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap effect; Saccade initiation; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHESIS; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0033868075     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(00)00133-4     Document Type: Article

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