Saccade target selection in the superior colliculus during a visual search task

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 2019-2034

  McPeek, Robert M ^a   Keller, Edward L ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SPIKE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0036797958     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2002.88.4.2019     Document Type: Article

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