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Corpora quadrigemina, superior colliculus

Known as: Colliculus, Superior, Tectums, Optic, Mammalian Optic Lobe 
The anterior pair of the quadrigeminal bodies which coordinate the general behavioral orienting responses to visual stimuli, such as whole-body… 
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

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35 relations
Area striata structureBlood supply aspectsCentral Lateral NucleusCentral Medial Thalamic Nucleus

Broader (2)

Midbrain structureTectal plate

Narrower (2)

Structure of superior brachium of corpora quadrigeminaSuperficial gray layer of superior colliculus

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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Correlation of nitric oxide synthase expression with changing patterns of axonal projections in the developing visual system
A precise pattern of connections between the retina and central visual nuclei in the brain is established during development… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Persistent retrograde labeling of adult rat retinal ganglion cells with the carbocyanine dye diI
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Prenatal development of the optic projection in albino and hooded rats.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Connections of the multiple visual cortical areas with the lateral posterior-pulvinar complex and adjacent thalamic nuclei in the cat
The present report describes the patterns of cat thalamocortical interconnections for each of the 13 retinotopically ordered… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Changes in [3H]muscimol binding in substantia nigra, entopeduncular nucleus, globus pallidus, and thalamus after striatal lesions as demonstrated by quantitative receptor autoradiography
A quantitative autoradiographic technique for measuring the binding of [3H]muscimol to central nervous system GABA receptors is… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Composition of geniculostriate input ot superior colliculus of the rhesus monkey.
1. In order to examine the composition of the geniculostriate input to the superior colliculus, microelectrode recordings were… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Reconstruction of brain tissue from cell suspensions. I. Aggregation patterns of cells dissociated from different regions of the developing brain.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Comparison of receptive‐field organization of the superior colliculus in Siamese and normal cats
1. The superior colliculus has been studied in Siamese and normal cats by recording the responses of single tectal units to… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The retinal projections in the goldfish: an experimental study.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Electron microscopy of experimental degeneration in the avian optic tectum.
One of the major problems of electron microscopy of the central nervous system is to locate with precision the region involved in… 
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