Vision: Magnified Foveal Representation in Monkey Midbrain

The superior colliculus is canonically viewed as a controller of extra-foveal gaze. This traditional view of superior colliculus function is challenged by the discovery that it has an expanded foveal magnification, comparable to that in primary visual cortex. The superior colliculus is canonically v...

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Published in:Current biology 2019-07, Vol.29 (13), p.R625-R627
Main Author: Willett, Shawn M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Fovea Centralis
Haplorhini
Superior Colliculi
Vision, Ocular
Visual Cortex
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Summary:The superior colliculus is canonically viewed as a controller of extra-foveal gaze. This traditional view of superior colliculus function is challenged by the discovery that it has an expanded foveal magnification, comparable to that in primary visual cortex. The superior colliculus is canonically viewed as a controller of extra-foveal gaze. This traditional view of superior colliculus function is challenged by the discovery that it has an expanded foveal magnification, comparable to that in primary visual cortex.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.052