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Abstract
The anterior pair of the quadrigeminal bodies which coordinate the general behavioral orienting responses to visual stimuli, such as whole-body turning, and reaching.
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- Anterior Colliculus
- Colliculus, Superior
- Optic Lobe, Mammalian
- Optic Tectum
- Superior Colliculus
- Tectum, Optic
- Colliculi, Superior
- Colliculus, Anterior
- Mammalian Optic Lobe
- Mammalian Optic Lobes
- Optic Lobes, Mammalian
- Optic Tectums
- Tectums, Optic
- Optic Lobe, Human
- Human Optic Lobe
- Human Optic Lobes
- Optic Lobes, Human
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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note entry term OPTIC LOBE, MAMMALIAN: OPTIC LOBE, NONMAMMALIAN is also available
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History Note
2008 (1971); for OPTIC LOBE, HUMAN use CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA 2004-2007
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Previous Indexing
- Corpora Quadrigemina (1966-1970)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Superior Colliculi. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013477. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013477
- Superior Colliculi. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_colliculus
- Superior Colliculi. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1109417