Ocular oscillations generated by coupling of brainstem excitatory and inhibitory saccadic burst neurons

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-106

  Ramat, Stefano ^a   Leigh, R John ^b   Zee, David S ^a   Optican, Lance M ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Burst neurons; Postinhibitory rebound discharge; Saccadic mechanism; Saccadic oscillations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FASTIGIAL NUCLEUS; HUMAN; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NORMAL HUMAN; OCULOMOTOR SYSTEM; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SACCADES;

EID: 11244258264     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-1989-8     Document Type: Article

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