Trends in Neurosciences
Volume 10, Issue 8, August 1987, Pages 312-317
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Sensory and motor maps in the mammalian superior colliculus

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Abstract

The sudden onset of a novel or behaviorally significant stimulus usually triggers responses that orient the eyes, external ears, head and/or body toward the source of the stimulus. As a consequence, the reception of additional signals originating from the source, and the sensory guidance of appropriate limb and body movements are facilitated. Converging lines of evidence, derived from anatomical, electrophysiological and lesion experiments, indicate that the superior colliculus (SC) is an important part of the neural substrate for the generation of orienting responses, involved in both the localization of sensory stimuli and the initiation of orienting responses1.

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