colliculus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of colliculus
C19: New Latin
Example Sentences
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It is known that the moment someone starts waving, the superior colliculus directs your gaze there.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
Contrary to the previous study, the mice became worse at detecting the object, indicating that the superior colliculus plays an important role during this process.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
The mouse is an interesting model because, like in humans, its brain has two parallel pathways: both the visual cortex and the superior colliculus.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
Our measurements also showed that information about the visual task is present in the superior colliculus, and that this information is less present the moment a mouse makes a mistake.
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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