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. 2018 May 28;9:346. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00346

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Schematic of the projections from the superior colliculus (SC) to the reticular formation and the triggering circuit. In this model, the SC is a one-dimensional structure with 101 interconnected neurons. During fixation, the activity centers around the middle (which corresponds with the rostral area). The omnipause neuron (OPN) receives excitatory inputs from the buildup layer of the SC with stronger connections (represented as longer arrows) from the more rostral areas. The OPN inhibits all burst neurons (BNs) in the model. The BNs receive excitatory inputs from the contralateral burst layer of the SC with stronger connections from the more caudal areas so the total average input is proportional to the eccentricity of the center of mass of the SC activity. Arrows represent excitatory connections and dots represent inhibitory connections.