The Superior Colliculus
Subtitle: New Approaches for Studying Sensorimotor Integration (Methods and New Frontiers in Neuroscience)
Contributors: William C. Hall (Editor); Adonis K. Moschovakis (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: September 25, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780849300974
Subjects: Biomechanics, human kinetics; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Ophthalmology; physiology; Physiological Optics; Science; Medical / Nursing; Superior Colliculus; Medical; Sensorimotor integration; Saccades; Neuropsychology; Neuroscience; Medical / Neuroscience; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology
First sentence: A wealth of evidence, much of it reviewed in this book, suggests that the superior colliculus (SC) plays a crucial role in the control of orienting eye and head movements.