Eye-head coordination in darkness: Formulation and testing of a mathematical model

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 79-91

  Ramat, Stefano ^a   Schmid, Roberto ^a   Zambarbieri, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE POSITION; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; VELOCITY; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NYSTAGMUS, PHYSIOLOGIC; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; ROTATION; SACCADES;

EID: 0347091944     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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