Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Organization of the inputs and outputs of the mouse superior colliculus

  • Nora L. Benavidez,
  • Michael S. Bienkowski,
  • Muye Zhu,
  • Luis H. Garcia,
  • Marina Fayzullina,
  • Lei Gao,
  • Ian Bowman,
  • Lin Gou,
  • Neda Khanjani,
  • Kaelan R. Cotter,
  • Laura Korobkova,
  • Marlene Becerra,
  • Chunru Cao,
  • Monica Y. Song,
  • Bin Zhang,
  • Seita Yamashita,
  • Amanda J. Tugangui,
  • Brian Zingg,
  • Kasey Rose,
  • Darrick Lo,
  • Nicholas N. Foster,
  • Tyler Boesen,
  • Hyun-Seung Mun,
  • Sarvia Aquino,
  • Ian R. Wickersham,
  • Giorgio A. Ascoli,
  • Houri Hintiryan,
  • Hong-Wei Dong

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24241-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 20

Abstract

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The superior colliculus (SC) receives diverse cortical inputs to drive many behaviors. Here, based on comprehensive mapping of cortico-tectal projections, the authors refined the superior colliculus into medial, centromedial, centrolateral, and lateral zones, and characterized the input-output connectivity and morphology of neurons in each zone that serve the role of SC in goal-directed behaviors.