Open AccessResponse Properties of Cells Within the Rostral Superior Colliculus of Strabismic Monkeys
Author(s) -
Suraj Upadhyaya,
Vallabh E. Das
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.19-27786
Subject(s) - superior colliculus , exotropia , saccade , fixation (population genetics) , eye movement , strabismus , saccadic masking , neuroscience , vergence (optics) , ophthalmology , anatomy , psychology , medicine , physics , optics , population , environmental health
The superior colliculus (SC) is an important oculomotor structure which, in addition to saccades and smooth-pursuit, has been implicated in vergence. Previously we showed that electrical stimulation of the SC changes strabismus angle in monkey models. The purpose of this study was to record from neurons in the rostral SC (rSC) of two exotropic (XT; divergent strabismus) monkeys (M1, M2) and characterize their response properties, including possible correlation with strabismus angle.