Superior Colliculus

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 627-634

  Wurtz, R H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Brain stem; Corollary discharge efference copy; Orienting; Reflex; Saccades; Target selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882895196     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.01103-7     Document Type: Chapter

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