Optogenetic investigation of the role of the superior colliculus in orienting movements

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 255, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-63

  Stubblefield, Elizabeth A ^a   Costabile, Jamie D ^a   Felsen, Gidon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channelrhodopsin 2; Decision making; Halorhodopsin; Midbrain; Motor planning; Mouse behavior

Indexed keywords

CHANNELRHODOPSIN 2; HALORHODOPSIN; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT; MOTOR CONTROL; MOUSE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OPTOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHANNELRHODOPSIN-2; CHR2; CONTRA.; CONTRAVERSIVE; DECISION MAKING; HALORHODOPSIN; IPSI.; IPSIVERSIVE; MIDBRAIN; MILLIWATTS PER MILLIMETER SQUARED (POWER OUTPUT MEASURED AT OPTIC FIBER TIP); MOTOR PLANNING; MOUSE BEHAVIOR; MW/MM(2); NPHR; SC; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MICE; NEURONS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; OPTOGENETICS; ORIENTATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 84884982745     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.04.040     Document Type: Article

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