Body response to binaural monopolar galvanic vestibular stimulation in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-40

  Cauquil, Alexandra Séverac ^a   Gervet, Marie Françoise Tardy ^a   Ouaknine, Maurice ^b  

^a Brain and Cognition Research Center in Toulouse   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anteroposterior balance; Galvanic stimulation; Humans; Posture; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; POSTURE; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0032571149     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00161-X     Document Type: Article

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