The superior colliculus in the mammalian brain takes on many important tasks by making sense of our environment. Any mistakes during the development of this brain region can lead to severe ...

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have defined a crucial window of time that mice need to key in on visual events. As the brain processes visual information, an evolutionarily conserved ...

The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright ...

A research team has revealed the human subcortical neural pathway underlying the automatic detection of collision trajectories, even in the absence of attention and awareness. The work was published ...

vLGN inhibitory influence on superior colliculus (IMAGE) Sainsbury Wellcome Centre Caption vLGN specifically inhibits neurons in the midbrain area superior colliculus that respond to visual threat.