Why move the eyes if we can move the head?

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 475-482

  Delgado García, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extraocular motoneurons; Eye movements; Oculomotor system; Optokinetic reflex; Prepositus hypoglossi; Saccades; Vestibulo ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

EID: 0033847628     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(00)00281-1     Document Type: Article

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