Interaction effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation and head position on the soleus H reflex in humans

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1709-1714

  Kennedy, Paul M ^a   Inglis, J Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Galvanic stimulation; H reflex; Head position; Human; Prone lying; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INHIBITION KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; MONAURAL HEARING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; H-REFLEX; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRONE POSITION; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0036849475     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(02)00238-9     Document Type: Article

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