Brainstem sources of input to the central mesencephalic reticular formation in the macaque

S Warren, PJ May - Experimental Brain Research, 2023 - Springer
Physiological studies indicate that the central mesencephalic reticular formation (cMRF)
plays a role in gaze changes, including control of disjunctive saccades. Neuroanatomical …

The feedback circuit connecting the central mesencephalic reticular formation and the superior colliculus in the macaque monkey: tectal connections

L Zhou, S Warren, PJ May - Experimental Brain Research, 2008 - Springer
The connectional and physiological characteristics of the central mesencephalic reticular
formation (cMRF) indicate that it participates in gaze control. The cMRF receives projections …

The mesencephalic reticular formation as a conduit for primate collicular gaze control: tectal inputs to neurons targeting the spinal cord and medulla

E Perkins, S Warren, PJ May - The Anatomical Record …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The superior colliculus (SC), which directs orienting movements of both the eyes and head,
is reciprocally connected to the mesencephalic reticular formation (MRF), suggesting the …

[HTML][HTML] Reticular formation connections underlying horizontal gaze: the central mesencephalic reticular formation (cMRF) as a conduit for the collicular saccade …

N Wang, E Perkins, L Zhou, S Warren… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The central mesencephalic reticular formation (cMRF) occupies much of the core of the
midbrain tegmentum. Physiological studies indicate that it is involved in controlling gaze …

The feedback circuit connecting the superior colliculus and central mesencephalic reticular formation: a direct morphological demonstration

B Chen, PJ May - Experimental brain research, 2000 - Springer
The central mesencephalic reticular formation (cMRF) has been distinguished from the
surrounding reticular formation due to its involvement in the control of saccades. A role in …

Is the central mesencephalic reticular formation a purely horizontal gaze center?

MO Bohlen, S Warren, PJ May - Brain Structure and Function, 2022 - Springer
Historically, the central mesencephalic reticular formation has been regarded as a purely
horizontal gaze center based on the fact that electrical stimulation of this region produces …

Horizontal saccades and the central mesencephalic reticular formation

B Cohen, DM Waitzman, JA Büttner-Ennever… - Progress in brain …, 1986 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary The superior colliculus (SC) plays an important role in directing
orientation of gaze. SC has the appropriate neural activity and requisite anatomic …

The macaque midbrain reticular formation sends side-specific feedback to the superior colliculus

N Wang, S Warren, PJ May - Experimental brain research, 2010 - Springer
The central mesencephalic reticular formation (cMRF) likely plays a role in gaze control, as
cMRF neurons receive tectal input and provide a bilateral projection back to the superior …

[PDF][PDF] Midbrain reticular formation circuitry subserving gaze in the cat

PJ May, S Warren, B Chen, FJR Richmond… - ANNALS-NEW YORK …, 2002 - academia.edu
Physiological experiments in primates have identified a region of the midbrain tegmentum,
the central mesencephalic reticular formation (cMRF), which plays a role in gaze control. 1 …

Anatomical evidence for interconnections between the central mesencephalic reticular formation and cervical spinal cord in the cat and macaque

S Warren, DM Waitzman, PJ May - The Anatomical Record …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A gaze‐related region in the caudal midbrain tegementum, termed the central
mesencephalic reticular formation (cMRF), has been designated on electrophysiological …