A Potentially Shared Neural Basis Linking Rapid Saccades and Avoidance Initiation in the Superior Colliculus Driven by Visual Threats.
Zhou Sun, Yu Gu
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- Zhou Sun: State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. ORCID
- Yu Gu: State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. guyu_@fudan.edu.cn. ORCID
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