The tectum/superior colliculus as the vertebrate solution for spatial sensory integration and action

The superior colliculus, or tectum in the case of non-mammalian vertebrates, is a part of the brain that registers events in the surrounding space, often through vision and hearing, but also through electrosensation, infrared detection, and other sensory modalities in diverse vertebrate lineages. Th...

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Published in:	Current biology Vol. 31; no. 11; p. R741
Main Authors:	Isa, Tadashi, Marquez-Legorreta, Emmanuel, Grillner, Sten, Scott, Ethan K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 07.06.2021
Subjects:	Animals Cerebral Cortex - physiology Humans Lampreys - physiology Primates - physiology Rodentia - physiology Spatial Processing - physiology Superior Colliculi - physiology Vertebrates - physiology Visual Pathways Zebrafish - physiology
ISSN:	1879-0445, 1879-0445
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