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- adjective of or relating to the
colliculus
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Examples
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Echoes coming from different directions activate neurons at different locations in the collicular layers
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The coding is rather broad, so that for any given saccade the activity profile forms a "hill" that encompasses a substantial fraction of the collicular map: the location of the peak of this
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The decomposition of a gaze shift into head and eye movements, and the precise trajectory of the eye during a saccade, depend on integration of collicular and non-collicular signals by downstream motor areas, in ways that are not yet well understood.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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On detailed examination the collicular layers are actually not smooth sheets, but divided into a honeycomb arrangement of discrete columns.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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[9], and activation of collicular neurons influences the chirps that the bats emit.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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