Reversal of a distractor effect on saccade target selection after superior colliculus inactivation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2694-2702

  McPeek, Robert M ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL FIELD; ANIMAL; MACACA; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MUSCIMOL;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; GABA AGONISTS; LIDOCAINE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MUSCIMOL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SACCADES; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 47549089692     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00591.2007     Document Type: Article

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