Role of the primate superior colliculus in the control of head movements

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2022-2037

  Walton, Mark M G ^a   Bechara, Bernard ^b   Gandhi, Neeraj J ^a,b  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; GAZE; HEAD MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EYE MOVEMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MACACA MULATTA; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 34548737868     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00258.2007     Document Type: Article

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