Role of the oculomotor vermis in generating pursuit and saccades: Effects of microstimulation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2046-2062

  Krauzlis, R J ^a,b   Miles, F A ^b  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TRACKING; MACACA; NONHUMAN; OCULOMOTOR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SMOOTH PURSUIT EYE MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031796550     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.4.2046     Document Type: Article

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