Vergence-mediated modulation of the human angular vestibulo-ocular reflex is unaffected by canal plugging

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 581-587

  Migliaccio, Americo A ^a,b   Minor, Lloyd B ^a,b   Carey, John P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior canal; Irregular afferents; Superior canal dehiscence; Vergence; Vestibulo ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; CANAL PLUGGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERAL SEARCH COIL TECHNIQUE; SUPERIOR SEMICIRCULAR CANAL DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTIGO; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

ADULT; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS;

EID: 43349097938     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-1262-z     Document Type: Article

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