colliculus

British  

/ kɒˈlɪkjʊləs /

noun

1. anatomy a small elevation, as on the surface of the optic lobe of the brain

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Etymology

Origin of colliculus

C19: New Latin

Example Sentences

The procedure also activated the mediodorsal thalamus, a region that receives neuronal projections from the superior colliculus.

From Nature

They then used an optogenetics approach, whereby laser light is delivered through a fibre-optic cable to neurons to silence neuronal signalling between the superior colliculus and the mediodorsal thalamus.

From Nature

These findings, put together, suggest a model in which the extinction and ABS procedures act in tandem to recruit the neuronal pathway that links the superior colliculus and the mediodorsal thalamus.

From Nature

He thinks this ability was conserved through evolution in a similar part of the human brain called the superior colliculus, which helps direct attention among other functions.

From New York Times

Using this method, they saw the superior colliculus reacting extremely quickly to the click echoes of the bats' calls.

From BBC