colliculus

/ kɒˈlɪkjʊləs /

noun

1. anatomy a small elevation, as on the surface of the optic lobe of the brain

Word History and Origins

Origin of colliculus¹

C19: New Latin

Example Sentences

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have discovered that a brain area preserved through evolution, called the superior colliculus, is more crucial for vision than we thought.

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Visual information travels from our retina to the visual cortex, but also partly to a structure called the superior colliculus.

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For example, the superior colliculus is relatively large in fish and birds whereas it is just a tiny pea tucked away in grey matter in humans.

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To find out exactly what the superior colliculus does, Leonie Cazemier and her colleagues from Alexander Heimel's and Pieter Roelfsema's groups studied mice and their ability to distinguish objects from the background.

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The mouse is an interesting model because, like in humans, its brain has two parallel pathways: both the visual cortex and the superior colliculus.

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