Distributed spatial coding in the superior colliculus: a review.

Abstract:

:This paper reviews evidence that the superior colliculus (SC) of the midbrain represents visual direction and certain aspects of saccadic eye movements in the distribution of activity across a population of cells. Accurate and precise eye movements appear to be mediated, in part at least, by cells of the SC that have large sensory receptive fields and/or discharge in association with a range of saccades. This implies that visual points or saccade targets are represented by patches rather than points of activity in the SC. Perturbation of the pattern of collicular discharge by focal inactivation modifies saccade amplitude and direction in a way consistent with distributed coding. Several models have been advanced to explain how such a code might be implemented in the colliculus. Evidence related to these hypotheses is examined and continuing uncertainties are identified.

journal_name

Vis Neurosci

journal_title

Visual neuroscience

authors

McIlwain JT

doi

10.1017/s0952523800000857

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-01-01 00:00:00

pages

3-13

issue

1

eissn

0952-5238

issn

1469-8714

pii

S0952523800000857

journal_volume

6

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