The Mouse Superior Colliculus: An Emerging Model for Studying Circuit Formation and Function

The superior colliculus (SC) is a midbrain area where visual, auditory and somatosensory information are integrated to initiate motor commands. The SC plays a central role in visual information processing in the mouse; it receives projections from 85% to 90% of the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Whi...

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Main Authors: Shinya Ito, David A. Feldheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neural Circuits
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncir.2018.00010/full