Effects of inertial load and cervical-spine orientation on a head-tracking task in the alert cat

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 202-210

  Statler, K D ^a,b,c   Keshner, E A ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Cinefluoroscopy; Electromyography; Neck muscles; Posture

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MASS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL BONE; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MOBILITY; STANDING; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; CATS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; ORIENTATION; SPINAL CORD; WAKEFULNESS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037220094     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1298-z     Document Type: Article

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