Superior colliculus: some receptive field properties of bimodally responsive cells.
Many cells in the intermediate and deep gray layers of the superior colliculus of the cat respond to both auditory and visual stimuli. These cells have similar receptive fields for both modalities and are directionally selective for both modalities, requiring stimuli moving laterally away from the animal. Perhaps cells that integrate auditory and visual information participate in the control of orienting and following responses to stimuli of both modalities.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004566:Electrodes; D006309:Hearing; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014794:Visual Fields