Neck influences on the spatial properties of vestibulospinal reflexes in decerebrate cats: Role of the cerebellar anterior vermis

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 283-297

  Manzoni, D ^a   Pompeiano, O ^a,b   Andre, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Department of Physiology and Biochemistry ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellar vermis; Proprioceptive neck influences; Reference frame; Spatial properties; Vestibulospinal reflexes

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSITION; CAT; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HEAD POSITION; NECK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

EID: 0031748750     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1998-8401     Document Type: Article

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