Higher centers concerned with eye movement and visual attention: cerebral cortex and thalamus.
A comparison of the connectivity and physiology of the frontal and parietal eye fields, showing a closer relationship between the frontal eye fields and oculomotor processing than for the parietal region. The involvement of thalamic regions in the generation of eye movements is also reviewed.
Leichnetz
G R
GR
Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
Goldberg
M E
ME
D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*