Definition of "colliculus" []

• A small elevation (noun)

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• "The superior colliculus may be the neurological hardware that permits us to be influenced subliminally."
• "The unnecessary freezing of PD could be caused by damage to dopamine producing neurons in this area combined with an upset connection of this region to the superior colliculus, a portion of the cortex that attends to visual stimuli outside of awareness."
• "The senses of sight, hearing and touch can and do directly interact in the brain; the inputs from each sensory system converge on polymodal regions of the brain such as the superior colliculus."