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Title: Physiological properties of the output neurons in the deep layers of the superior colliculus of the rabbit. Author: Zhu JJ, Lo FS. Journal: Brain Res Bull; 1995; 38(5):495-505. PubMed ID: 8665274. Abstract: Using antidromic and orthodromic stimulation techniques, we studied physiological properties of the output neurons in the deep layers of the superior colliculus (SC) of 34 Now Zealand rabbits. SC cells antidromically activated from the contralateral predorsal bundle (PDB) could also be activated by stimulation of the contralateral SC and ipsilateral central lateral nucleus of the thalamus (CL). The majority of these output neurons responded predominantly to the stimulation of the optic nerve, and only a small proportion of the output neurons were responsive to the stimulation of somatosensory and auditory (and/or vestibular) nerves. These results suggest that the orienting reflex might be elicited mainly by visual afferents in the rabbit. The output SC neurons were subject to a 70 ms inhibition after antidromic stimulation of the PDB and a 40 ms inhibition after transsynaptic (orthodromic) stimulation of the optic chiasm (OX), indicating that the output neurons in the deep layers of the SC might be subject to at least two inhibitory circuits. These results are discussed in the context of a putative saccadic suppression circuitry model.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]