Spatial transformation of semicircular canal signals into abducens motor signals. A comparison between grass frogs and water frogs

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 475-487

  Pantle, C ^a   Dieringer, N ^a  

^a Department of Physiology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Canal coordinates; Lateral rectus muscle; Sensorimotor; Vectors

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FROG; HEAD MOVEMENT; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ABDUCENS NERVE; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORIENTATION; RANA ESCULENTA; RANA TEMPORARIA; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA SP.; RECTUS;

EID: 0032054114     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050195     Document Type: Article

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