The subjective visual horizontal for different body tilts in the roll plane: Characterization of normal subjects

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 375-381

  Tribukait, Arne ^a   Bergenius, Johan ^a   Brantberg, Krister ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Otoliths; Perception; Spatial orientation; Vestibular tests

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TILTING; UTRICLE; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0029841107     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(96)00130-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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