The brainstem burst generator for saccadic eye movements: A modern synthesis

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 439-462

  Scudder, Charles A ^a,b   Kaneko, Chris R ^a,b   Fuchs, Albert F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Burst generator; Cerebellum; Saccades; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; COORDINATION; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE POSITION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAZE; HEAD MOVEMENT; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL FIELD;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SACCADES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036176044     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-001-0912-9     Document Type: Review

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