Functional connectivity between the superficial and deeper layers of the superior colliculus: An anatomical substrate for sensorimotor integration

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 6596-6607

  Doubell, Timothy P ^a   Skaliora, Irini ^a   Baron, Jérôme ^a,b   King, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotinylated dextran amine; Development; Electron microscopy; NMDA; Predorsal bundle; Sensorimotor integration; Superior colliculus; Whole cell patch clamp recordings

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANATOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERRET; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPSE; VISION;

EID: 0042844724     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-16-06596.2003     Document Type: Article

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