Signal processing of semicircular canal and otolith signals in the vestibular nuclei during passive and active head movements

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1004, Issue , 2003, Pages 169-182

  McCrea, Robert A ^a   Luan, Hongge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Head movements; Otolith; Vestibular nuclei; Vestibulo ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD MOVEMENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; REFLEX; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1942470516     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1303.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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