Resolving Head Rotation for Human Bipedalism

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1509-1514

  Fitzpatrick, Richard C ^a   Butler, Jane E ^a   Day, Brian L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; WALKING;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; ROTATION; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; WALKING;

EID: 33746676253     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.05.063     Document Type: Article

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