Performing saccadic eye movements or blinking improves postural control

Motor Control

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-223

  Rougier, Patrice ^a   Garin, Mélanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Center of gravity; Center of pressure; Eye movements; Undisturbed upright standing control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; STANDING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BLINKING; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SACCADES;

EID: 34548756089     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.11.3.213     Document Type: Article

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