#12: The Colliculi Superior: How Your Brain Directs Attention and Movement
2026-10-24 17 min Lara Schwab
Description & Show Notes
How does your brain decide where to look, what to pay attention to, and how to orient your body toward something important?
In this episode, we explore the superior colliculi and their role in visual orienting, eye movements, attention, and the coordination of sensory information with action. We look at how these midbrain structures contribute to the way we interact with our environment and why their function matters for human performance, particularly in combat sports.
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