Position and velocity responses to galvanic vestibular stimulation in human subjects during standing

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 547, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 293-299

  Wardman, Daniel L ^a   Day, Brian L ^b   Fitzpatrick, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SENSORY NERVE; STANDING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VELOCITY; ARTICLE; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; POSTURE; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS;

EID: 0037440747     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.030767     Document Type: Review

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