Influence of pitch tilts on the perception of gravity-referenced eye level in labyrinthine defective subjects

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 350-356

  Bringoux, L ^b   Mezey, L E ^a   Faldon, M ^a   Gresty, M A ^a   Bronstein, A M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Body orientation; Egocentric; Frame of reference; Geocentric; Vestibular defect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; MALE; PERCEPTION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; LABYRINTH DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33751506101     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.05.028     Document Type: Article

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