In the mesencephalon, integrating visual information with other sensory inputs and initiating involuntary motor responses are functions of the

A) substantia nigra.
B) cerebral peduncles.
C) red nucleus.
D) superior colliculi.
E) None of the answers are correct.


D) superior colliculi.

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