Visual object localization through vestibular and neck inputs. 1: Localization with respect to space and relative to the head and trunk mid- sagittal planes

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 119-135

  Maurer, C ^a   Kimmig, H ^a   Trefzer, A ^a   Mergner, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Head coordinate system; Human; Self motion perception; Space coordinate system; Trunk coordinate system; Vestibular loss patients; Vestibular neck interaction; Visual object localization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TRUNK; VESTIBULAR NERVOUS SYSTEM; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 0030908109     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1997-72-304     Document Type: Conference Paper

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