Short-latency preference for faces in primate superior colliculus depends on visual cortex

G Yu, LN Katz, C Quaia, A Messinger, RJ Krauzlis - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Face processing is fundamental to primates and has been extensively studied in higher-
order visual cortex. Here, we report that visual neurons in the midbrain superior colliculus …

Distinct context-and content-dependent population codes in superior colliculus during sensation and action

EC Ayar, MR Heusser, C Bourrelly… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Sensorimotor transformation is the process of first sensing an object in the environment and
then producing a movement in response to that stimulus. For visually guided saccades …

Optogenetic Manipulation of Covert Attention in the Nonhuman Primate

LN Katz, MO Bohlen, G Yu, C Mejias-Aponte… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2025 - direct.mit.edu
Optogenetics affords new opportunities to interrogate neuronal circuits that control behavior.
In primates, the usefulness of optogenetics in studying cognitive functions remains a …