Changes in sensitivity of vestibular nucleus neurons induced by cross-axis adaptation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex in the cat

Brain Research

Volumn 718, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 176-180

  Quinn, Kevin J ^a   Helminski, Janet O ^b   Didier, Allan J ^a   Baker, James F ^a,b   Peterson, Barry W ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cross axis; Medial vestibular nucleus; Motor learning; Plasticity; Single unit; Superior vestibular nucleus; Vestibulo ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; CATS; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFLEX, MONOSYNAPTIC; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; ROTATION; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 0029887229     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00013-3     Document Type: Article

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