Microstimulation of the monkey superior colliculus induces pupil dilation without evoking saccades

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3629-3636

  Wang, Chin An ^a   Boehnke, Susan E ^a   White, Brian J ^a   Munoz, Douglas P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYE POSITION; GAZE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MYDRIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HAPLORHINI; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PUPIL; SACCADES; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 84863240195     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5512-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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