The superior colliculus is a midbrain structure that plays important roles in visually guided
behaviors in mammals. Neurons in the superior colliculus receive inputs from retinal …

Neurons and glial cells are endowed with membranes that express a rich repertoire of ion
channels, transporters, and receptors. The constant flux of ions across the neuronal and glial …

The mouse is a promising model in the study of visual system function and development
because of available genetic tools. However, a quantitative analysis of visual receptive field …

Recent experimental work has demonstrated the existence of extremely rapid saccades
toward faces in natural scenes that can be initiated only 100 ms after image onset (Crouzet …

The superior colliculus receives powerful synaptic inputs from corticotectal neurons in the
visual cortex. The function of these corticotectal neurons remains largely unknown due to a …

We used spike-triggered current source-density analysis to examine axonal and
postsynaptic currents generated in the visual cortex of awake rabbits by spontaneous spikes …

The inferior colliculus (IC) is highly modulated by descending projections from higher
auditory and nonauditory centers. Traditionally, corticofugal fibers were believed to project …

Acetylcholine (ACh) is secreted from cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain to regions
throughout the cerebral cortex, including the primary visual cortex (V1), and influences …

The spread of somatic spikes into dendritic trees has become central to models of dendritic
integrative properties and synaptic plasticity. However, backpropagating action potentials …

Recent data suggest that there may be distinct processing streams emanating from auditory
cortical layers 5 and 6 that influence the auditory midbrain. To determine whether these …