Role of the Parabigeminal Nucleus in Predictive Tracking of Moving Targets

The superficial layers of the SC (interconnected with the PBN) indicate both similarities and difference between the SC and PBN. SC cells respond to the virtual targets, but much less vigorously that PBN cells. However, the retinotopic representation of target location appears fairly good. SC cells reset their activity during saccades to virtual targets, but only for contraversive saccades, whereas the PBN resets for both ipsiversive and contraversive saccades. Finally, SC responses are enhanced by good attentiveness, but only for the real targets.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Neuroscience

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Ma, Rui

Contributors dc:contributor

• Malpeli, Joseph G.

• Biology, Animal Physiology

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3347441

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82523