Chad is reading when he sees an insect land on the corner of his book. He then makes an eye movement to look at the insect. The structure of the visual system that is most likely responsible for making this eye movement is the _____.
A) superior colliculus
B) extrastriate cortex
C) optic chiasm
D) parietal cortex

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The superior colliculus is responsible for directing eye movements towards objects of interest in the visual field, such as the insect that landed on Chad's book.

Chad Is Reading When He Sees an Insect Land on the Corner