Vision: Magnified Foveal Representation in Monkey Midbrain

Shawn M Willett

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.052

Vision: Magnified Foveal Representation in Monkey Midbrain

Curr Biol. 2019 Jul 8;29(13):R625-R627. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.052.

Author

Shawn M Willett¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Box 90999, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Box 90999, Durham, NC 27708, USA. Electronic address: shawn.willett@duke.edu.

PMID: 31287978
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.052

Abstract

The superior colliculus is canonically viewed as a controller of extra-foveal gaze. This traditional view of superior colliculus function is challenged by the discovery that it has an expanded foveal magnification, comparable to that in primary visual cortex.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Fovea Centralis
Haplorhini
Superior Colliculi*
Vision, Ocular
Visual Cortex*