Afferent diversity and the organization of central vestibular pathways

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 277-297

  Goldberg, Jay M ^a  

^a Dept of Pharmacol/Physiological S ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Central vestibular pathways; Discharge regularity; Information theory; Sensory processing; Vestibular nerve

Indexed keywords

DEPOLARIZATION; DYNAMICS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INNERVATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0033951748     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050033     Document Type: Review

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