The superior colliculus is a laminated midbrain structure that acts as one of the centers
organizing gaze movements. This review will concentrate on sensory and motor inputs to the …

Spatial attention enables the brain to analyse and evaluate information selectively from a
specific location in space, a capacity essential for any animal to behave adaptively in a …

Descending projections from sensory areas of the cerebral cortex are among the largest
pathways in the brain, suggesting that they are important for subcortical processing …

Sequencing of the rat genome has allowed a better understanding of the rat physiology and
biology, in turn promising to translate into a better understanding of human biology and …

The inferior colliculus (IC)(Fig. 7.1) occupies a strategic position in the central auditory
system. Evidence reviewed in this chapter indicates that it is an interface between lower …

An understanding of the neuronal organization of the inferior colliculus (IC) requires an
exploration of how the types of neurons, the microcircuitry, and the synaptic organization of …

Various conceptual issues have been brought into focus by recent experiments studying the
role of the superior colliculus in the control of coordinated movements of the eyes and head …

Descending corticofugal projections are thought to play a critical role in shaping the
responses of subcortical neurons. Here, we examine the origins and targets of ferret auditory …

It is known that the dorsal cochlear nucleus and medial geniculate body in the auditory
system receive significant inputs from somatosensory and visual–motor sources, but the …

Sound localization relies on the neural processing of monaural and binaural spatial cues
that arise from the way sounds interact with the head and external ears. Neurophysiological …