A midbrain structure responsible for eye movement has been discovered that also plays a key role in cognitive perception and ...

Interestingly, the researchers observed that neurons in a midbrain structure known as the inferior colliculus that were activated when bats heard vocalizations belonging to specific categories ...

This integration of sound and touch in the inferior colliculus of the midbrain, Ginty said, helps explain how we can both ...

This integration of sound and touch in the inferior colliculus of the midbrain, Ginty said, helps explain how we can both hear and physically feel the music at a concert, ...

The research team applied new techniques for mapping networks in the excised brains of dead, stranded cetaceans to examine and compare the auditory pathways in echolocating dolphins and a ...

We find that a region in the midbrain's inferior colliculus processes vibrations whether it's vibrations in the form of sound waves acting on the inner ear or mechanical vibrations acting on the skin.

The significance and consistency of the gradients apparent in both inferior colliculi of all tested animals (Supplementary Fig. 3) demonstrate that the two fundamental sound dimensions, frequency ...

Neuroscientists have revealed the precise connections between sensory neurons inside the retina and the superior colliculus, a structure in the midbrain. Neuropixels probes are a relatively recent ...

Regarding the researchers’ future plans, Dr. Kremkow says: “Now that we understand the functional, mosaic-like connections between retinal ganglion cells and neurons within the superior colliculi, we ...

This area, the inferior colliculus region in the midbrain, less than half an inch in diameter, is a way station for nearly all auditory signals as they travel from the ear to the cortex ...