Human ocular counter-rolling and roll tilt perception during off-vertical axis rotation after spaceflight

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 209-215

  Clément, Gilles ^a   Denise, Pierre ^b   Reschke, Millard F ^c   Wood, Scott J ^d  

^a Brain and Cognition Research Center in Toulouse   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Human; Microgravity; Ocular torsion; Tilt perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMONAUT; DARKNESS; GRAVITY; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MICROGRAVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OTOLITH; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; ROTATION; SPACE FLIGHT;

ADULT; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; POSTURE; ROTATION; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 47949126724     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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