Loop gain of reflexes controlling human standing measured with the use of postural and vestibular disturbances

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 3994-4008

  Fitzpatrick, Richard ^a   Burke, David ^a   Gandevia, Simon C ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTONEURON; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0030449190     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.6.3994     Document Type: Article

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