Using miniature sensor coils for simultaneous measurement of orientation and position of small, fast-moving animals

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-131

  Schilstra, C ^a   Van Hateren, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blowfly; Insect flight; Motion recording; Optic flow; Search coils; Three dimensional eye movements

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; EYE MOVEMENT; FLY; HEAD MOVEMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIPTERA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EXTREMITIES; EYE MOVEMENTS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HEAD; MAGNETICS;

EID: 0032168608     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00069-7     Document Type: Article

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