Vestibular-neck interaction and transformation of sensory coordinates

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-367

  Mergner, T ^a   Huber, W ^a   Becker, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coordinate transformation; Human; Postural control; Proprioception; Vestibular neck interaction; Visual vestibular interaction

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTOR COORDINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

EID: 0030758240     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0957-4271(96)00176-0     Document Type: Review

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