High-frequency dynamics of regularly discharging canal afferents provide a linear signal for angular vestibuloocular reflexes

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2000-2005

  Hullar, Timothy E ^a   Minor, Lloyd B ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHINCHILLA; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEAD MOVEMENT; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

EID: 0032847104     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.4.2000     Document Type: Article

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