"Superior Colliculi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The anterior pair of the quadrigeminal bodies which coordinate the general behavioral orienting responses to visual stimuli, such as whole-body turning, and reaching.
| Descriptor ID |
D013477
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.659.800.816
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| Concept/Terms |
Superior Colliculi- Superior Colliculi
- Colliculi, Superior
- Colliculus, Superior
- Tectum, Optic
- Optic Tectum
- Optic Tectums
- Tectums, Optic
- Superior Colliculus
- Anterior Colliculus
- Colliculus, Anterior
- Optic Lobe, Mammalian
- Mammalian Optic Lobe
- Mammalian Optic Lobes
- Optic Lobes, Mammalian
Optic Lobe, Human- Optic Lobe, Human
- Human Optic Lobe
- Human Optic Lobes
- Optic Lobes, Human
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Superior Colliculi" by people in Profiles.
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RIM1/2 in retinal ganglion cells are required for the refinement of ipsilateral axons and eye-specific segregation. Sci Rep. 2017 06 12; 7(1):3236.
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Activity dependent mechanisms of visual map formation--from retinal waves to molecular regulators. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2014 Nov; 35:136-46.
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Distribution of corticotectal axons from the caudal part of the anterior ectosylvian sulcus in the cat. Neurosci Lett. 1989 Jul 31; 102(2-3):173-8.