Humans control saccadic eye movements through specific fronto-collicular brain circuits

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Extensive neuroscientific evidence supports the role of fronto-collicular circuits, involving the frontal eye fields and the superior colliculus, in controlling human and primate saccadic eye movements.

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The provided papers directly support the claim that saccadic eye movements are controlled by specific fronto-collicular brain circuits, detailing the functional interplay and parallel pathways between the frontal eye fields and the superior colliculus.

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Effects of Frontal Eye Field and Superior Colliculus Ablations on Eye Movements

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Peter H. Schiller, Sean D. True, Janet L. Conway. Effects of Frontal Eye Field and Superior Colliculus Ablations on Eye Movements. 1979. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.115091

Demonstrates that the frontal eye fields and superior colliculus form parallel pathways that mediate the control of saccadic eye movements.

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FRONTAL EYE FIELD INACTIVATION DIMINISHES SUPERIOR COLLICULUS ACTIVITY, BUT DELAYED SACCADIC ACCUMULATION GOVERNS REACTION TIME INCREASES

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Tyler R. Peel, Suryadeep Dash, Stephen G. Lomber, Brian D. Corneil. FRONTAL EYE FIELD INACTIVATION DIMINISHES SUPERIOR COLLICULUS ACTIVITY, BUT DELAYED SACCADIC ACCUMULATION GOVERNS REACTION TIME INCREASES. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1101/187492

Shows that fronto-collicular interaction, specifically signals from the frontal eye fields governing the superior colliculus, directly influences saccade initiation.

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