Fastigial nucleus activity during different frequencies and orientations of vertical vestibular stimulation in the monkey

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-41

  Siebold, C ^a   Kleine, J F ^a   Glonti, L ^a   Tchelidze, T ^a   Buttner U ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; EYE MOVEMENT; FASTIGIAL NUCLEUS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEAD POSITION; MACACA; NONHUMAN; ORIENTING RESPONSE; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; VELOCITY; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

EID: 0032778889     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.34     Document Type: Article

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