The mesencephalic reticular formation as a conduit for primate coliicular gaze control: Tectal-inputs to neurons targeting the spinal cord and medulla

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1162-1181

  Perkins, Eddie ^a,b   Warren, Susan ^a   May, Paul J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaze; Head movement; Oculomotor; Reticular formation; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

LEUKOAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; GAZE; HEAD MOVEMENT; MACACA; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; EYE MOVEMENTS; HEAD MOVEMENTS; INTRALAMINAR THALAMIC NUCLEI; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RETICULAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PRIMATES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70349092299     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20935     Document Type: Article

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