Publication Date:
1979-08-10
Description:
Striking similarities were observed between the overlapping visual and tactile maps of the mammalian superior colliculus and of its homolog in reptiles, the optic tectum. This topographic pattern probably represents a plan of sensory representation that existed in ancient reptiles and that was retained during the evolution to mammalian forms more than 180 million years ago.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Gaither, N S -- Stein, B E -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1979 Aug 10;205(4406):595-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/451623" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Biological Evolution
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Electric Stimulation
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Electrodes
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Iguanas
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Mammals
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Reptiles
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Superior Colliculi/*physiology
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*Touch
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*Vision, Ocular
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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