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Science 10 August 1979:
Vol. 205. no. 4406, pp. 595 - 597
DOI: 10.1126/science.451623
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Science, Vol 205, Issue 4406, 595-597
Copyright © 1979 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Reptiles and mammals use similar sensory organizations in the midbrain

NS Gaither and BE Stein

Striking similarities were observed between the overlapping visual and tactile maps of the mammalian superior colliculus and of its homolog in reptiles, the optic tectum. This topographic pattern probably represents a plan of sensory representation that existed in ancient reptiles and that was retained during the evolution to mammalian forms more than 180 million years ago.


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