colliculus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of colliculus
C19: New Latin
Example Sentences
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The superior colliculus works like a built-in radar, taking direct signals from the retina before the cortex receives them.
From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2025
They show that structures analogous to the superior colliculus -- found in fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals -- share a common purpose: merging sensory and motor information to guide gaze and attention.
From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2025
It is known that the moment someone starts waving, the superior colliculus directs your gaze there.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
In this study, we switched off the superior colliculus using optogenetics to see what effect that would have.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
In the bony fishes the optic tract reaches the grey matter of the optic lobe, a part of the mid-brain, to which the so-called anterior colliculus is equivalent in the mammalian brain.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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