The coding of head orientations in neurons of bilateral vestibular nuclei of cats after unilateral labyrinthectomy: Response to off-vertical axis rotation

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 293-303

  Chan, Y S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bilateral vestibular nuclei; Cat; Hemilabyrinthectomy; Natural otolith stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; HEAD MOVEMENT; LABYRINTHECTOMY; NERVE CELL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

EID: 0030980082     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00005638     Document Type: Article

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