Role of the superior colliculus in sensory processing

有机体对环境中刺激的关注和定向能力是生存的关键。在哺乳动物的大脑中，执行这一功能的主要大脑区域是上丘。尽管上丘很重要，但人们对上丘在感觉知觉中所起的作用知之甚少。这个项目通过利用革命性的新记录技术来确定上丘如何编码感觉信息并最终驱动行为来解决这个问题。研究结果将为研究感觉处理和感知决策的科学家带来立竿见影的好处，并将有助于澳大利亚保持在大脑启发工程和以神经科学为基础的知识经济的前沿。

The ability of an organism to attend to, and orient towards, stimuli in the environment is critical for survival. In the mammalian brain, the principal brain region performing this function is the superior colliculus. Despite its importance, little is known about the role the superior colliculus plays in sensory perception. This project addresses this issue by leveraging revolutionary new recording techniques to determine how the superior colliculus codes sensory information and ultimately drives behaviour. The outcomes will be of immediate benefit to scientists studying sensory processing and perceptual decision making, and will help keep Australia at the forefront of brain-inspired engineering and the neuroscience-based knowledge economy.