The vestibulo-ocular reflex and seasickness susceptibility

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 229-233

  Gordon, C R ^a,b,c   Spitzer, O ^a,d   Doweck, I ^a   Shupak, A ^a   Gadoth, N ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d ISRAEL NAVAL MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

adaptation; motion sickness, seasickness susceptibility; sinusoidal harmonic acceleration; vestibular habituation; vestibulo ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

EID: 0029833024     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1996-6401     Document Type: Article

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