Directional asymmetry in vertical smooth-pursuit and cancellation of the vertical vestibulo-ocular reflex in juvenile monkeys

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 469-478

  Akao, Teppei ^a   Kumakura, Yousuke ^a   Kurkin, Sergei ^a   Fukushima, Junko ^a   Fukushima, Kikuro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebellar flocculus; Directional asymmetry; Gain; Juvenile macaque; Smooth pursuit; Training; Vestibular system; VOR cancellation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRAINING; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PURSUIT, SMOOTH; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34548624832     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-1005-1     Document Type: Article

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