In neuroanatomy, the superior colliculus (from Latin 'upper hill') is a structure lying on the roof of the mammalian midbrain. In non-mammalian vertebrates...

tract connects the superior colliculi to the cervical nerves of the neck, and co-ordinates head and eye movements. Each superior colliculus also sends information...

with the superior colliculi form the corpora quadrigemina. An inferior colliculus lies caudal/inferior to the ipsilateral superior colliculus, rostral/superior...

multisensory integration such as the superior colliculus (SC) and various cortical structures such as the superior temporal gyrus (GT) and visual and auditory...

The commissure of superior colliculus, also called the commissure of superior colliculi is a thin white matter structure consisting of myelinated axons...

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projecting to the dorsal part of the LGN in the thalamus, and to the superior colliculus. Both the left and right hemisphere of the brain have a lateral geniculate...

eye movements by the integration of visual info provided by the superior colliculus and balance information. The spinocerebellum integrates visual, auditory...

spinotectal tract fibers project to the superior colliculus. Where they synapse onto cells of the deeper superior colliculus they are activated by noxious stimuli...

the superior colliculus, exhibiting a high level of sustained inhibitory activity. Projections from the caudate nucleus to the superior colliculus also...

Within vertebrates, the pretectum is located directly anterior to the superior colliculus and posterior to the thalamus. It is situated above the periaqueductal...

geniculate nucleus of the diencephalon. The superior colliculus is positioned above the inferior colliculus, and marks the rostral midbrain. It is involved...

cortically by the frontal eye fields (FEF), or subcortically by the superior colliculus, saccades serve as a mechanism for fixation, rapid eye movement,...

involve subcortical pathways, such as the supraoptic nucleus and superior colliculus. "Clinical Rotation Template". www.vetmed.wisc.edu. Archived from...

nerve originates from the third nerve nucleus at the level of the superior colliculus in the midbrain. The third nerve nucleus is located ventral to the...

optic tract to the lateral geniculate nucleus, pretectal nuclei, and superior colliculus. The optic nerve has been classified as the second of twelve paired...

coordinates head/neck and eye movements.: 233  It arises from the superior colliculus of the mesencephalic (midbrain) tectum, and projects to the cervical...

other branches of the optic nerve deliver visual information to the superior colliculus, pulvinar and several other areas, including parts of the cerebral...

Look up colliculus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Colliculus (Latin for "mound") can refer to: Inferior colliculus, the principal midbrain nucleus...

animals by transection of the midbrain (between the superior colliculus and the inferior colliculus), which results in severing all the corticoreticular...

to control eye movements. In particular, the deeper layers of the superior colliculus, known as lamina VI and VII, have been found to be involved in initiating...

due to the process of multisensory integration occurring in the superior colliculus. Surgical interventions have also been shown to ameliorate certain...

inferior, two superior—located on the tectum of the dorsal aspect of the midbrain. They are respectively named the inferior and superior colliculus. The corpora...

Some of the others are the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), the superior colliculus, the basal optic system, and the pretectum: The LGN passes information...

The optic tract inserts on the optic tectum (in mammals known as superior colliculus) of the midbrain. In mammals they also branch off to the lateral...

cord and is important for postural movements that are driven by the superior colliculus. List of regions in the human brain Extrapyramidal symptoms Rabbit...

reflexive and controlled. Reflexive movements are commanded by the superior colliculus of the midbrain. These movements are fast and are activated by the...

prefrontal cortical areas. The pulvinar also has input from the superior colliculus to inferior, lateral and medial sections, which seems to be important...

network of brain regions that converges on a midbrain area called the superior colliculus (SC). The SC is a layered structure whose layers form two-dimensional...