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Science 19 September 1975:
Vol. 189. no. 4207, pp. 1000 - 1002
DOI: 10.1126/science.1083068
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Science, Vol 189, Issue 4207, 1000-1002
Copyright © 1975 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Visual tracking and the primate flocculus

FA Miles and JH Fuller

Purkinje cells in the primate flocculus discharge specifically in relation to visual tracking, effectively generating a velocity profile of the target during pursuit. It is suggested that these neurons supply oculomotor centers with the velocity command signals needed to support pursuit eye movements.


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