colliculus

Noun

Meaning

colliculus (plural colliculi)

(anatomy) A small elevation; a knoll

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Examples

Instead of a one or two step chain of processing, the visual signals pass through perhaps a dozen stages of integration, involving the thalamus, cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, superior colliculus, cerebellum, and several brainstem nuclei. Source: Internet

Inferior colliculus (IC) aids in sound orienting to pain stimuli. Source: Internet

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