Tracking an invisible target reveals spatial tuning of neurons in the rostral superior colliculus is not dependent on visual stimuli

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 589-590

  Van Horn, Marion R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL;

EYE TRACKING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SMOOTH PURSUIT EYE MOVEMENT; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 58849136785     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5073-08.2009     Document Type: Note

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