Publications 

Robert H. Wurtz

February 2008

  1. Sommer, M.A., Wurtz, R.H. Influence of thalamus on spatial visual processing in frontal cortex. Nature, 444:374-377,2006.(pdf)
  2. Cavanaugh, J. Alvarez, B, and Wurtz, R.H. Enhanced performance with brain stimulation: attentional shift or visual cue?  J. Neurosci. 26:11347-11358.(pdf)
  3. Nakahara, H., Morita, K., Wurtz, R.H., Optican, L.M. Saccade related spread of activity across superior colliculus may arise from asymmetry of internal connections. J. Neurophysiol. 96:765-774, 2006.(pdf)
  4. McAlonan, K., Cavanaugh, J., Wurtz, R.H. Attentional Modulation of Thalamic Reticular Neurons. J. Neurosci. 26:4444-4450, 2006.(pdf)
  5. Hanes, D.P., Smith, M.K., Optican, L. M. and Wurtz, R. H.  Recovery of saccadic dysmetria following localized lesions in monkey superior colliculus. Exp Brain Res.160: 312-325, 2005.(pdf) 
  6. Cavanaugh, J. and Wurtz, R.H. Subcortical modulation of attention counters change blindness. J. Neurosci. 50:11236-43, 2004.(pdf)
  7. Sommer, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H.  What the brainstem tells the frontal cortex.  I. Oculomotor signals sent from superior colliculus to frontal eye field via mediodorsal thalamus.  J. Neurophysiol, 91: 1381 - 1402, 2003.(pdf)
  8. Sommer, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H. What the brainstem tells the frontal cortex.  II. Role of the SC-MD-FEF pathway in corollary discharge.  J. Neurophysiol, 91: 1403 - 1423, 2003.(pdf)
  9. Port, N.L. and Wurtz, R.H. Sequential activity of simultaneously recorded neurons in the superior colliculus during curved saccades.  J. Neurophysiol 90: 1887-1903, 2003.(pdf)
  10. Ferraina, S., Pare, M. and Wurtz, R.H. Comparison of cortico-cortical and cortico-collicular signals for the generation of saccadic eye movements.  J. Neurophysiol 87:845-858, 2002.(pdf)
  11. Sommer, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H. A pathway in primate brain for internal monitoring of movements.  Science 296: 1480-1482, 2002.(pdf)
  12. Basso, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H. Neuronal activity in substantia nigra pars reticulata during target selection. J. Neurosicence 22(5): 1883-1894, 2002.(pdf)
  13. Sommer, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H.  Frontal eye field sends delay activity related to movement, memory, and vision to the superior colliculus.  J. Neurophysiol. 85: 1673-1685, 2001.(pdf)
  14. Paré, M. and Wurtz, R.H.  Progression in neuronal processing for saccadic eye movements from parietal cortex area LIP to superior colliculus.  J. Neurophysiol. 85: 2545-2562, 2001.(pdf)Wurtz, R.H., Sommer, M.A., Pare, M., and Ferraina, S. Signal transformations from cerebral cortex to superior colliculus for the generation of saccades. Vis. Research 41: 3399-3412, 2001.(pdf)
  15. Hanes, D.P. and Wurtz, R.H.  Interaction of the frontal eye field and superior colliculus for saccade generation. J. Neurophysiol.  85: 804-815, 2001. (pdf)
  16. Sommer, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H.  Composition and topographic organization of signals sent from the frontal eye field to the superior colliculus.  J. Neurophysiol. 83: 1979-2001, 2000.(pdf)
  17. Recanzone, G.H. and Wurtz, R.H.  Effects of attention on MT and MST neuronal activity during pursuit initiation.  J. Neurophysiol. 83: 777-790, 2000.(pdf)
  18. Quaia, C., Paré, M., Wurtz, R.H. and Optican, L.M.  Extent of compensation for variations in monkey saccadic eye movements.  Exp Brain Res. 132: 39-51, 2000.(pdf)
  19. Port, N.L., Sommer, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H.  Multielectrode evidence for spreading activity across the superior colliculus movement map. J. Neurophysiol.  84: 344-357, 2000.(pdf)
  20. Krauzlis, R.J., Basso, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H.  Discharge properties of neurons in the rostral superior colliculus of the monkey during smooth-pursuit eye movements.  J. Neurophysiol. 84: 867-891, 2000.(pdf)
  21. Basso, M.A., Krauzlis, R.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Activation and inactivation of rostral superior colliculus neurons during smooth-pursuit eye movements in monkeys.  J. Neurophysiol. 84: 892-908, 2000.(pdf)
  22. Ferraina, S., Paré, M., and Wurtz, R.H.  Disparity sensitivity of frontal eye field neurons.  J. Neurophysiol. 83: 625-629, 2000.(pdf) Recanzone, G.H. and Wurtz, R.H.  Shift in smooth pursuit initiation and MT and MST neuronal activity under different stimulus conditions.  J. Neurophysiol. 82: 1710-1727, 1999.(pdf)
  23. Sommer, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H.  Frontal eye field neurons orthodromically activated from the superior colliculus.  J. Neurophysiol. 80: 3331-3335, 1998.(pdf)
  24. Aizawa, H. and Wurtz, R. H.  Reversible inactivation of monkey superior colliculus. I.  Curvature of saccadic trajectory.  J. Neurophysiol. 79: 2082-2096, 1998.(pdf)
  25. Quaia, C., Aizawa, H., Optican, L.M., and Wurtz, R.H.  Reversible inactivation of monkey superior colliculus:  II. Maps of saccadic deficits.  J. Neurophysiol. 79: 2097-2110, 1998.(pdf)
  26. Nichols, A.M., Ruffner, T.W., Sommer, M.A., and Wurtz, R.H.  A screw microdrive for adjustable chronic unit recording in monkeys.  J. Neurosci. Meth. 81: 185-188, 1998.(pdf)
  27. Eifuku, S. and Wurtz, R.H.  Response to motion in extrastriate area MSTl: Disparity sensitivity.  J. Neurophysiol. 82: 2462-2475, 1999.(pdf)
  28. Basso, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H.  Modulation of neuronal activity in superior colliculus by changes in target probability.  J. Neurosci. 18: 7519-7534, 1998.(pdf)
  29. Eifuku, S. and Wurtz, R.H. Response to motion in extrastriate area MSTl: Center-surround interactions.  J. Neurophysiol. 80: 282-296, 1998.(pdf)
  30. Recanzone, G.H., Wurtz, R.H., and Schwarz, U.  Responses of MT and MST neurons to one and two moving objects in the receptive field.  J. Neurophysiol. 78: 2904-2915, 1997.(pdf)
  31. Paré, M. and Wurtz, R.H.  Monkey posterior parietal cortex neurons antidromically activated from superior colliculus.  J. Neurophysiol. 78: 3493-3497, 1997.(pdf)
  32. Krauzlis, R.J., Basso, M.A., and Wurtz, R.H.  Shared motor error for multiple eye movements.  Science 276: 1693-1695, 1997.(pdf)
  33. Duffy, C.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Planar directional contributions to optic flow responses in MST neurons.  J. Neurophysiol. 77: 782-796, 1997.(pdf)
  34. Duffy, C.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Multiple temporal components of optic flow responses in MST neurons.   Exp. Brain Res.  114: 472-482, 1997.(pdf)
  35. Duffy, C.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Medial superior temporal neurons respond to speed patterns in optic flow.  J. Neurosci. 17: 2839-2851, 1997.(pdf)
  36. Basso, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H. Modulation of neuronal activity by target uncertainty.  Nature, 66-69, 1997. (pdf)
  37. Munoz, D.P., Waitzman, D.M., and Wurtz, R.H.  Activity of neurons in monkey superior colliculus during interrupted saccades.  J. Neurophysiol. 75: 2562-2580, 1996.(pdf)
  38. Munoz, D.P. and Wurtz, R.H.  Saccade-related activity in monkey superior colliculus.  I. Characteristics of burst and buildup cells.  J. Neurophysiol. 73: 2313-2333, 1995.(pdf)
  39. Munoz, D.P. and Wurtz, R.H.  Saccade-related activity in monkey superior colliculus.  II. Spread of activity during saccades.  J.  Neurophysiol. 73: 2334-2348, 1995. (pdf)
  40. Duffy, C.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Response of monkey MST neurons to optic flow stimuli with shifted centers of motion.  J. Neurosci. 15: 5192-5208, 1995.(pdf)
  41. Duffy, C.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Mechanism of the illusory transformation of optic flow fields. Vision Res. 35: 985, 1995.(pdf)
  42. Munoz, D.P. and Wurtz, R.H.  Fixation cells in monkey superior colliculus. I. Characteristics of cell discharge.  J. Neurophysiol. 70: 559-575, 1993.(pdf)
  43. Munoz, D.P. and Wurtz, R.H.  Fixation cells in monkey superior colliculus. II. Reversible activation and deactivation.  J. Neurophysiol. 70: 576-589, 1993. (pdf)
  44. Duffy, C.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  An illusory transformation of optic flow fields. Vision Res. 33:1481-1490, 1993.(pdf)
  45. Roy , J.-P., Komatsu, H., and Wurtz, R.H.  Disparity sensitivity of neurons in monkey extrastriate area MST.  J. Neurosci. 12:2478-2492, 1992.(pdf)
  46. Munoz, D.P. and Wurtz, R.H.  Role of the rostral superior colliculus in active visual fixation and execution of express saccades.  J. Neurophysiol. 66:1000-1002, 1992.(pdf)
  47. Yamasaki, D.S. and Wurtz, R.H.  Recovery of function after lesions in the superior temporal sulcus in the monkey.  J. Neurophysiol. 66: 651-673, 1991.(pdf)
  48. Waitzman, D.M., Ma, T.P., Optican, L.M., and Wurtz, R.H.  Superior colliculus neurons mediate the dynamic characteristics of saccades.  J. Neurophysiol. 66: 1716-1737, 1991.(pdf)
  49. Ma, T.P., Graybiel, A.M., and Wurtz, R.H.  Location of saccade-related neurons in the macaque superior colliculus.  Exp. Brain Res.  85: 21-35, 1991.(pdf)
  50. Duffy, C.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Sensitivity of MST neurons to optic flow stimuli. I. A continuum of response selectivity to large-field stimuli.  J. Neurophysiol. 65: 1329-1345, 1991.(pdf)
  51. Duffy, C.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Sensitivity of MST neurons to optic flow stimuli. II. Mechanisms of response selectivity revealed by small-field stimuli.  J. Neurophysiol. 65: 1346-1359, 1991.(pdf)
  52. Roy , J.-P. and Wurtz, R.H.  The role of disparity-sensitive cortical neurons in signaling the direction of self-motion.  Nature, 348: 160-162, 1990. (pdf)
  53. Komatsu, H. and Wurtz, R.H.  Modulation of pursuit eye movements by stimulation of cortical areas MT and MST.  J. Neurophysiol. 62: 31-47, 1989.(pdf)
  54. Waitzman, D.M., Ma, T.P., Optican, L.M., and Wurtz, R.H.  Superior colliculus neurons provide the saccadic motor error signal.  Exp. Brain Res. 72: 649-652, 1988.(pdf)
  55. Komatsu, H., and Wurtz, R.H.  Relation of cortical areas MT and MST to pursuit eye movements. I. Localization and visual properties of neurons.  J. Neurophysiol. 60: 580-603, 1988.(pdf)
  56. Newsome, W.T., Wurtz, R.H., and Komatsu, H.  Relation of cortical areas MT and MST to pursuit eye movements.  II. Differentiation of retinal from extraretinal inputs.  J. Neurophysiol. 60: 604-620, 1988.(pdf)
  57. Komatsu, H., and Wurtz, R.H.  Relation of cortical areas MT and MST to pursuit eye movements. III. Interaction with full field visual stimulation.  J. Neurophysiol. 60: 621-644, 1988.(pdf)
  58. Crist, C.F., Yamasaki, D.S.G., Komatsu, H., and Wurtz, R.H.  A grid system and a microsyringe for single cell recording.  J. Neurosci. Methods 26: 117-122, 1988.(pdf)
  59. Dürsteler, M., and Wurtz, R.H.  Pursuit and optokinetic deficits following chemical lesions of cortical areas MT and MST.  J. Neurophysiol. 60: 940-965, 1988.(pdf)
  60. Dürsteler, M., Wurtz, R.H., and Newsome, W.T.  Directional pursuit deficits following lesions of the foveal representation within the superior temporal sulcus of the macaque monkey.  J. Neurophysiol. 57: 1262-1287, 1987.(pdf)
  61. Mikami, A., Newsome, W.T., and Wurtz, R.H.  Motion selectivity in macaque visual cortex.  I. Mechanisms of direction and speed selectivity in extrastriate area MT.   J. Neurophysiol. 55: l308-l327, l986.(pdf)
  62. Mikami, A., Newsome, W. T., and Wurtz, R.H.  Motion selectivity in macaque visual cortex.  II. Spatiotemporal range of directional interactions in MT and Vl.  J. Neurophysiol. 55: l328-l339, l986.(pdf)
  63. Newsome, W.T., Mikami, A., and Wurtz, R.H.  Motion selectivity in macaque visual cortex. III. Psychophysics and physiology of apparent motion.  J. Neurophysiol. 55: l340-l351, l986.(pdf)
  64. Hikosaka, O. and Wurtz, R.H.  Saccadic eye movements following injection of lidocaine into the superior colliculus.  Exp. Brain Res. 61: 531-539, 1986. (pdf)
  65. Newsome, W.T., Wurtz, R.H., Dürsteler, M., and Mikami, A. Deficits in visual motion processing following ibotenic acid lesions of the middle temporal visual area of the macaque monkey.  J. Neurosci. 5: 825-840, 1985.(pdf)
  66. Newsome, W.T., Wurtz, R.H., Dürsteler, M., and Mikami, A. Punctate chemical lesions of striate cortex in the macaque monkey:  effect on visually guided saccades.  Exp. Brain Res. 58: 392-399, 1985.(pdf)
  67. Hikosaka, O. and Wurtz, R.H.  Modification of saccadic eye movements by GABA-related substances.  I.  Effect of muscimol and bicuculline in monkey superior colliculus.  J. Neurophysiol. 53: 266-291, 1985.(pdf)
  68. Hikosaka, O. and Wurtz, R.H.  Modification of saccadic eye movements by GABA-related substances.  II.  Effects of muscimol in the monkey substantia nigra.  J. Neurophysiol. 53: 292-308, 1985. (pdf)
  69. Richmond , B.J., Wurtz, R.H., and Sato, T. Visual responses of inferior temporal neurons in awake rhesus monkey.  J. Neurophysiol. 50: 1415-1432, 1983.(pdf)
  70. Hikosaka, O. and Wurtz, R.H.  Effects on eye movements of a GABA agonist and antagonist injected into monkey superior colliculus.  Brain Res. 272: 368-372, 1983.(pdf)
  71. Hikosaka, O. and Wurtz, R.H.  Visual and oculomotor functions of monkey substantia nigra pars reticulata.  I.  Relation of visual and auditory responses to saccades.  J. Neurophysiol. 49: 1230-1253, 1983.(pdf)
  72. Hikosaka, O. and Wurtz, R.H.  Visual and oculomotor functions of monkey substantia nigra pars reticulata.  II. Visual responses related to fixation of gaze.  J. Neurophysiol. 49: 1254-1267, 1983. (pdf)
  73. Hikosaka, O. and Wurtz, R.H.  Visual and oculomotor functions of monkey substantia nigra pars reticulata.  III.  Memory-contingent visual and saccade responses.  J. Neurophysiol. 49: 1268-1284, 1983.(pdf)
  74. Hikosaka, O. and Wurtz, R.H.  Visual and oculomotor functions of monkey substantia nigra pars reticulata.  IV.  Relation of substantia nigra to superior colliculus.  J. Neurophysiol. 49: 1285-1301, 1983. (pdf)
  75. Albano , J.E. and Wurtz, R.H.  Deficits in eye position following ablation of monkey superior colliculus, pretectum, and posterior-medial thalamus.  J. Neurophysiol. 48: 318-337, 1982.(pdf)
  76. Albano , J.E., Mishkin, M., Westbrook, L.E., and Wurtz, R.H.  Visuomotor deficits following ablation of monkey superior colliculus.  J. Neurophysiol. 48: 338-351, 1982.(pdf)
  77. Judge, S.J., Wurtz, R.H. and Richmond , B.J. Vision during saccadic eye movements. I.  Visual interactions in striate cortex. J. Neurophysiol. 43: 1133-1155, 1980.(pdf)
  78. Richmond , B.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Vision during saccadic eye movements. II.  A corollary discharge to monkey superior colliculus.  J. Neurophysiol. 43: 1156-1167, 1980. (pdf)
  79. Wurtz, R.H., Richmond , B.J., and Judge, S.J.  Vision during saccadic eye movements. III.  Visual interactions in monkey  superior colliculus.  J. Neurophysiol. 43: 1168-1181, 1980. (pdf)
  80. Campbell , F.W. and Wurtz, R.H.  Saccadic omission: Why we do not see a grey-out during a saccadic eye movement. Vision Res. 18: 1297-1303, 1978.(pdf)
  81. Mohler, C.W. and Wurtz, R.H.  Role of striate cortex and superior colliculus in visual guidance of saccadic eye movements in monkeys. J. Neurophysiol. 40: 74-94, 1977.(pdf)
  82. Robinson, D.L. and Wurtz, R.H.  Use of an extraretinal signal by monkey superior colliculus neurons to distinguish real from self-induced stimulus movement.  J. Neurophysiol. 39: 852-870, 1976.(pdf)
  83. Wurtz, R.H. and Mohler, C.W.  Enhancement of visual responses in monkey striate cortex and frontal eye fields.  J. Neurophysiol. 39: 766-772, 1976.(pdf)
  84. Wurtz, R.H. and Mohler, C.W. Organization of monkey superior colliculus: Enhanced visual response of superficial layer cells.  J. Neurophysiol. 39: 745-765, 1976.(pdf)
  85. Mohler, C.W. and Wurtz, R.H.  Organization of monkey superior colliculus: Intermediate layer cells discharging before eye movements.  J. Neurophysiol. 39: 722-744, 1976.(pdf)
  86. Kunzle, H., Akert, K., and Wurtz, R.H.  Projection of area 8 (frontal eye field) to superior colliculus in the monkey. An autoradiographic study.  Brain Res. 117: 487-492, 1976. (pdf)
  87. Wurtz, R.H. and Mohler, C.W.  Selection of visual targets for the initiation of saccadic eye movements.  Brain Res. 71: 209-214, 1974.(pdf)
  88. Mohler, C.W., Goldberg, M.E. , and Wurtz, R.H.  Visual receptive fields of frontal eye field neurons.  Brain Res. 61: 385-389, 1973.(pdf)
  89. Goldberg, M.E. and Wurtz, R.H.  Activity of superior colliculus in behaving monkey.  I.  Visual receptive fields of single neurons.  J. Neurophysiol. 35: 542-559, 1972.(pdf)
  90. Goldberg, M.E. and Wurtz, R.H.  Activity of superior colliculus in behaving monkey.  II.  The effect of attention on neuronal responses.  J. Neurophysiol. 35: 560-574, 1972.(pdf)
  91. Wurtz, R.H. and Goldberg, M.E.   Activity of superior colliculus in behaving monkey.  III.  Cells discharging before eye movements.  J. Neurophysiol. 35: 575-586, 1972.(pdf)
  92. Wurtz, R.H. and Goldberg, M.E.   Activity of superior colliculus in behaving monkey.  IV.  Effects of lesions on eye movements.  J. Neurophysiol. 35: 586-596, 1972. (pdf)
  93. Wurtz, R.H. and Goldberg, M.E.  Superior colliculus cell responses related to eye movements in awake monkeys.  Science 171: 82-84, 1971. (pdf)
  94. Wurtz, R.H. Comparison of effects of eye movements and stimulus movements on striate cortex neurons of the monkey.  J. Neurophysiol. 32: 987-994, 1969. (pdf)
  95. Wurtz, R.H.  Response of striate cortex neurons during rapid eye movements in the monkey.  J. Neurophysiol. 32: 975-986, 1969.(pdf)
  96. Wurtz, R.H.  Visual receptive fields of striate cortex neurons in awake monkeys.  J. Neurophysiol. 32: 727-742, 1969(pdf)
  97. Wurtz, R.H.  Visual cortex neurons:  Response during rapid eye movements.  Science 162: 1148-1150, 1968. (pdf)
  98. Wurtz, R.H. and O'Flaherty, J.J. Physiological correlates of steady potential shifts during sleep and wakefulness.  I.  Sensitivity of steady potential to carbon dioxide.  EEG Clin. Neurophysiol. 22: 30-42, 1967.
  99. Wurtz, R.H., Castellucci, V.F., and Nusrala, J.M. Synaptic plasticity:  The effect of the action potential in the postsynaptic neuron.  Exp. Neurol. 198: 350-368, 1967. (pdf)
  100. Wurtz, R.H. Physiological correlates of steady potential shifts during sleep and wakefulness. II.  Brain temperature, blood pressure, and potential changes across the ependyma. EEG Clin. Neurophysiol. 22: 43-53, 1967.
  101. Wurtz, R.H.  Steady potential fields during sleep and wakefulness in the cat. Exp. Neurol. 15: 274-292, 1966.
  102. Wurtz, R.H. Steady potential shifts in the rat during desynchronized sleep.  EEG Clin. Neurophysiol. 20: 59 - 67, 1966.
  103. Wurtz, R.H.  Self-stimulation and cortical seizure activity.  J. Ner. Ment. Dis. 141: 204-208, 1965.
  104. Wurtz, R.H.  Steady potential shifts during arousal and deep sleep in the cat.  EEG Clin. Neurophysiol. 19: 649-662, 1965.
  105. Wurtz, R.H. and Olds, J. Amygdaloid stimulation and operant reinforcements in the rat.  J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol.  57: 941-949, 1963. (pdf)

Invited reviews and book chapters

  1. Wurtz, R.H. Oculomotor control: superior colliculus. New Encyclopedia of Neuroscience In Press.
  2. Sommer, M. A. and Wurtz, R. H. Visual Perception and Corollary Discharge.  Perception  In Press.
  3. Wurtz, R.H., Sommer, M.A. Single neurons and primate behavior. In Methods in Mind, C. Senior, T. Russell, M. Gazzanaga (Eds)MIT Press, Cambridge, 2006, pp. 123 -140.
  4. Wurtz, R.H., Sommer, M.A. and Cavanaugh, J. Drivers from the deep: the contribution of collicular input to thalamo - cortical processing.  Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 149: 207-225 (2005) . (pdf)
  5. Wurtz, R. Treasures from a golden age. Science 308, 15 April 2005.(pdf)
  6. Wurtz, R.H. and Sommer, M.A.  Identifying corollary discharges for movement in the primate brain.  Progress in Brain Research, 144: 47 – 60, 2004. (pdf)
  7. Sommer, M.A. and Wurtz, R.H .The dialogue between cerebral cortex and superior colliculus: implications for saccadic target selection and corollary discharge.  The Visual Neurosciences, MIT 1466 – 1484, 2003.(pdf)
  8. Wurtz, R.H., Sommer, M.A., Pare, M., and Ferraina, S. Signal transformations from cerebral cortex to superior colliculus for the generation of saccades. Vis. Research 41: 3399-3412, 2001.(pdf)
  9. Kandel, E. and Wurtz, R.H.  Constructing the visual percept. In: Principles of Neural Science E. Kandel, T.H. Schwartz, T.M. Jessell (Eds.) Appleton & Lange, New York, 2000, p. 492-506.
  10. Wurtz, R.H. and Kandel, E.  Perception of motion, depth, and form. In: Principles of Neural Science E. Kandel, T.H. Schwartz, T.M. Jessell (Eds.) Appleton & Lange, New York, 2000, p. 548-571.
  11. Wurtz, R.H. and Kandel, E.  Central visual pathways. In: Principles of Neural Science E. Kandel, T.H. Schwartz, T.M. Jessell (Eds.) Appleton & Lange, New York, 2000, p. 523-547.
  12. Wurtz, R.H., Basso, M.A., Paré, M., and Sommer, M.A.  The superior colliculus and the cognitive control of movement.  In: The New Cognitive Neurosciences, 2nd Edition, Gazzaniga, M.S. (Ed), MIT Press, Cambridge , MA , 2000, p. 573-587.(pdf)
  13. Wurtz, R.H.  Optic flow: A brain region devoted to optic flow analysis?  Curr. Biol. 8: R554-R556, 1998.(pdf)
  14. Wurtz, R.H. and Duffy, C. J. Relation of MST activity to optic flow and heading. In: The Association Cortex -- Structure and Function, H. Sakata, A. Mikami, and J. Fuster (Eds.) Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 1997, p. 175-190.(pdf)
  15. Wurtz, R.H.  Vision for the control of movement. The Friedenwald Lecture.  Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 37: 2131-2145, 1996 (pdf)
  16. Duffy, C.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Optic flow, posture, and the dorsal visual pathway. In: Perception, Memory and Emotion: Frontiers in Neuroscience, T. Ono, B.L. McNaughton, S. Molotchnikoff, E.T. Rolls, and H. Nishijo (Eds.) Elsevier Science, Cambridge, 1996, pp. 63-77.(pdf)
  17. Wurtz, R.H. and Optican, L.M.  Superior colliculus cell types and models of saccade generation.  Current Opinion in Neurobiology 4: 857-861, 1994.(pdf)
  18. Wurtz, R.H. and Munoz, D.P.   Role of monkey superior colliculus in control of saccades and fixation.  The Cognitive Neurosciences.  M. S. Gazzaniga, ed., MIT Press, Cambridge , 1994, pp. 533-548.
  19. Wurtz, R.H. and Munoz, D.P.   Organization of saccade related neurons in monkey superior colliculus.  In: Contemporary Ocular Motor and Vestibular Research: A Tribute to David A. Robinson, U. Büttner, T. Brandt, A. Fuchs, and D. Zee (Eds). Thieme, Stuttgart , 1994, pp. 520-527. (pdf)
  20. Wurtz, R.H. and Munoz, D.P.  Saccadic and fixation systems of oculomotor control in monkey superior colliculus.  In: Neuroscience:  From Neural Networks to Artificial Intelligence, P. Rudomin, M.A. Arbib, F. Cervantes-Perez, and R. Romo (Eds).  Springer-Verlag , New York , Berlin , Heidelberg , 1993, pp. 413-425.
  21. Wurtz, R.H., Duffy, C.J., and Roy , J.-P.  Motion processing for guiding self-motion. In: Brain Mechanisms of Perception and Memory: from Neuron to Behavior, T. Ono, L. Squire, M.E. Raichle, D. Perett, and M. Fukuda (Eds).  Oxford University Press, New York , 1993, pp. 141-165.(pdf)
  22. Munoz, D.P. and Wurtz, R.H.  Superior colliculus and visual fixation. Biomed. Res. Suppl. 1: 75-79, 1993.
  23. Wurtz, R.H. and Duffy, C.J.  Neuronal correlates of optic flow stimulation.  In: Sensing and Controlling Motion.  Vestibular and Sensorimotor Function. B. Cohen, D.L. Tomko and F. Guedry, (Eds.) New York Academy of Sciences; New York , 1992, p. 205-219.(pdf)
  24. Goldberg , M.E. and Wurtz, R.H.  Extraretinal influences on the visual control of eye movement. In: Motor Control: Concepts and Issues. Dahlem Konferenzen.  D. Humphrey and H.-J. Freund, eds. John Wiley & Sons; Chichester , 1991, 163-179.(pdf)
  25. Wurtz, R.H., Yamasaki, D.S., Duffy, C.J. and Roy , J.-P.  Functional specialization for visual motion processing in primate cerebral cortex.  Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol. 55: 717-727, 1990.(pdf)
  26. Wurtz, R.H., Komatsu, H., Yamasaki, D.S.G., and Dürsteler, M.  Cortical visual motion processing for oculomotor control.  In: Vision and the Brain. B. Cohen and I. Bodis-Wollner, (Eds.) Raven Press, Ltd.; New York , 1990, 211-231.(pdf)
  27. Wurtz, R.H., Komatsu, H., Dürsteler, M., and Yamasaki, D.S.G.  Motion to Movement: Cerebral cortical visual processing for pursuit eye movements. In: Signal and Sense: Local and Global Order in Perceptual Maps.  G. Edelman, W.E. Gall, W.M. Cowan, (Eds.) John Wiley & Sons; New York , 1990, p. 233-260.(pdf)
  28. Komatsu, H. and Wurtz, R.H.  Neurons in the medial superior temporal area (MST) of the monkey that discharge in parallel with the perception of motion rather than the motion on the retina.  In: Vision, Memory, and the Temporal Lobe. E. Iwai and M. Mishkin, (Eds.) Elsevier; New York , 1990, p. 337-340.
  29. Komatsu, H. and Wurtz, R.H.  Relation of cortical areas MT and MST to smooth pursuit eye movements.  In: Neural Programming, M. Ito, (Ed.) Japan Scientific Societies Press; Tokyo , 1989, p. 137-148.
  30. Hikosaka, O., and Wurtz, R.H.  The basal ganglia.  In: The Neurobiology of Saccadic Eye Movements, Reviews of Oculomotor Research, Vol. III, R.H. Wurtz and M.E. Goldberg (Eds), Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1989, pp. 257-284.(pdf)
  31. Newsome, W.T. and Wurtz, R.H.   Probing visual cortical function with discrete chemical lesions.  Trends Neurosci. 11:394-400, 1988. (pdf)
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  33. Newsome, W.T., Dürsteler, M., and Wurtz, R.H.  The middle temporal visual area and the control of smooth pursuit eye movements.  In: Adaptive Process in the Visual and Oculomotor Systems. E. Keller, D. Zee, and G. Lennerstrand, (Eds.) Pergamon; Oxford , 1986, p. 223-230.
  34. Wurtz, R.H.  Stimulus selection and conditional response mechanisms in the basal ganglia of the monkey.  In: Mechanisms of Attention:  Attention and Performance XI. M.I. Posner and O.S.M. Marin, eds., Erlbaum; Hillsdale, 1985, p. 44l-455.
  35. Wurtz, R.H., Richmond , B.J., and Newsome, W.T.  Modulation of cortical visual processing by attention, perception, and movement.  In: Dynamic Aspects of Neocortical Function, G.M. Edelman, W.M. Cowan, and W.E. Gall, (Eds.) John Wiley & Sons; New York , 1984.
  36. Wurtz, R.H., Mikami, A., Newsome, W.T., and Dürsteler, M.  Visual motion processing for perception and movement in the monkey cerebral cortex.  In: Perspectives of Neuroscience:  From Molecule to Mind, Y. Tsukada, (Ed.) Tokyo University Press; Tokyo , 1984.
  37. Evarts, E.V., Kimura, M., Wurtz, R.H., and Hikosaka, O.  Behavioral correlates of activity in basal ganglia neurons.  Trends Neurosci. 7: 447-453, 1984.(pdf)
  38. Wurtz, R.H., Goldberg , M.E. , and Robinson, D.L.  Brain mechanisms of visual attention.  Scientific American, 246: 124-135, 1982. (pdf)
  39. Richmond , B.J. and Wurtz, R.H.  Inferotemporal cortex in awake monkeys. In: Changing Concepts of the Nervous System, A. Morrison and P.L. Strick, (Eds.) Academic Press; New York, 1982, p. 411-422.
  40. Wurtz, R.H. and Hikosaka, O.  Neural mechanisms in the substantia nigra for the initiation of saccadic eye movements.  Freiburger Universiättsblätter, Dec. 1981.
  41. Wurtz, R.H., Albano , J.E., and Hikosaka, O. Relation of superior colliculus to the initiation of eye movements.  In: Regulatory Functions of the CNS. Motion and Organization Principles, J. Szentagothai, M. Palkovits, and J. Hamori, (Eds.) Vol. 1, Akademiai Kiado; Budapest, 1981, p. 251-257.
  42. Wurtz, R.H.  Saccade generation:  Issues in the spatial domain. In: Progress in Oculomotor Research, A. Fuchs and W. Becker, (Eds.) Elsevier; New York , 1981, p. 123-127.
  43. Hikosaka, O. and Wurtz, R.H.  The role of substantia nigra in the initiation of saccadic eye movements.  In: Progress in Oculomotor Research, A. Fuchs and W. Becker, (Eds.) Elsevier; New York , 1981, p. 145-152. (pdf)
  44. Albano , J.E. and Wurtz, R.H.  The role of the primate superior colliculus, pretectum, and posterior-medial thalamus in visually-guided eye movements.  In: Progress in Oculomotor Research, A. Fuchs and W. Becker, (Eds.) Elsevier; New York , 1981, p. 153-160.
  45. Wurtz, R.H., Goldberg , M.E. , and Robinson, D.L.  Behavioral modulation of visual responses in the monkey:  Stimulus selection for attention and movement.  Progress in Psychobiology and Physiological Psychology, Vol. 9, 1980, p. 43-83.(pdf)
  46. Wurtz, R.H. and Albano , J.E.  Visual-motor function of the primate superior colliculus.  Ann. Rev. Neurosci. 3: 189-226, 1980.(pdf)
  47. Wurtz, R.H., Mohler, C.W., and Robinson, D.L.  Visual motor integration in monkey superior colliculus.  In: Afferent and Intrinsic Organization of Laminated Structures in the Brain, O. Creutzfeldt, (Ed.) Springer-Verlag; Berlin , Heidelberg , New York , 1976, p. 551-555.
  48. Wurtz, R.H.  Extra-retinal influences on the primate visual system. In: Eye Movements and Psychological Processes, R.A. Monty and J.W Senders, (Eds.) Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; Hillsdale, 1975.
  49. Wurtz, R.H. and Goldberg , M.E.   The primate superior colliculus and the shift of visual attention.  Invest. Ophthalmol. 11: 441-450, 1972. (pdf)
  50. Wurtz, R.H. and Goldberg , M.E.   The role of the superior colliculus in visually evoked eye movements.  In: The Cerebral Control of Eye Movement and Perception of Motion, E. Bizzi and J. Dichgans, (Eds.) S. Karger; Basel, 1972, p. 472-477.