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Role of the Monkey Superior Colliculus in the Spatial Localization of Saccade Targets

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It has long been recognized that information about the position of the eyes in the orbit plays an important role in the perception of visual direction. With the eyes, head, and body stationary, there is a one-to-one correspondence between the direction of a visual stimulus and the location of its image on the retina. However, since the eyes do not remain stationary, the perception of visual direction must be based upon a combination of information about the location of the retinal image and the position of the eyes in the orbit (Helmholtz, 1866; Hoist & Mittelstaedt, 1950; Matin, 1972; Shebilske, 1977; Skavenski, 1976).

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Sparks, D.L., Mays, L.E. (1983). Role of the Monkey Superior Colliculus in the Spatial Localization of Saccade Targets. In: Hein, A., Jeannerod, M. (eds) Spatially Oriented Behavior. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5488-1_4

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