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Preferred term

Superior Colliculi  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The anterior pair of the quadrigeminal bodies which coordinate the general behavioral orienting responses to visual stimuli, such as whole-body turning, and reaching.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Anterior Colliculus
  • Colliculus, Superior
  • Optic Lobe, Mammalian
  • Optic Tectum
  • Superior Colliculus
  • Tectum, Optic

In other languages

  • French

  • Colliculus supérieur
  • Lobe optique des mammifères
  • Tectum optique
  • Toit optique
  • Tubercule natis
  • Tubercule quadrijumeau antérieur
  • Tubercules quadrijumeaux antérieurs

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V75TNNHT-N

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