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Kittens whose superior colliculi had been ablated showed a defect in the eye-fixation response but not in heart-rate or respiration-rate responses.
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This research was supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD-01030).
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Brown, T.S., Berkson, G. Orienting response of kittens with lesions of the superior colliculus. Psychon Sci 18, 153–154 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332350
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