Genetically defined neuron types underlying visuomotor transformation in the superior colliculus

J Cang, C Chen, C Li, Y Liu - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
The superior colliculus (SC) is a conserved midbrain structure that is important for
transforming visual and other sensory information into motor actions. Decades of …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling circuits of visual perception and cognition through the superior colliculus

MA Basso, ME Bickford, J Cang - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
The superior colliculus is a conserved sensorimotor structure that integrates visual and other
sensory information to drive reflexive behaviors. Although the evidence for this is strong and …

Map** visual functions onto molecular cell types in the mouse superior colliculus

Y Liu, EL Savier, VJ DePiero, C Chen, DC Schwalbe… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
The superficial superior colliculus (sSC) carries out diverse roles in visual processing and
behaviors, but how these functions are delegated among collicular neurons remains …

High-density electrode recordings reveal strong and specific connections between retinal ganglion cells and midbrain neurons

J Sibille, C Gehr, JI Benichov… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The superior colliculus is a midbrain structure that plays important roles in visually guided
behaviors in mammals. Neurons in the superior colliculus receive inputs from retinal …

Transformation of motion pattern selectivity from retina to superior colliculus

VJ DePiero, Z Deng, C Chen, EL Savier… - Journal of …, 2024 - jneurosci.org
The superior colliculus (SC) is a prominent and conserved visual center in all vertebrates. In
mice, the most superficial lamina of the SC is enriched with neurons that are selective for the …

Neural mechanisms for the localization of unexpected external motion

S Chinta, SR Pluta - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
To localize objects during active sensing, animals must differentiate stimuli caused by
volitional movement from real-world object motion. To determine a neural basis for this …

Stimulus edges induce orientation tuning in superior colliculus

Y Liang, R Lu, K Borges, N Ji - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Orientation columns exist in the primary visual cortex (V1) of cat and primates but not mouse.
Intriguingly, some recent studies reported the presence of orientation and direction columns …

Effects of locomotion on visual responses in the mouse superior colliculus

EL Savier, H Chen, J Cang - Journal of Neuroscience, 2019 - jneurosci.org
Visual responses are extensively shaped by internal factors. This effect is drastic in the
primary visual cortex (V1), where locomotion profoundly increases visually-evoked …

Neural mechanisms of contextual modulation in the retinal direction selective circuit

X Huang, M Rangel, KL Briggman, W Wei - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Contextual modulation of neuronal responses by surrounding environments is a
fundamental attribute of sensory processing. In the mammalian retina, responses of On–Off …

Retinal input integration in excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the mouse superior colliculus in vivo

C Gehr, J Sibille, J Kremkow - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The superior colliculus (SC) is a midbrain structure that receives inputs from retinal ganglion
cells (RGCs). The SC contains one of the highest densities of inhibitory neurons in the brain …