Neurophysiology and neuroanatomy of reflexive and volitional saccades as revealed by lesion studies with neurological patients and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 284-292

  Müri, René M ^a   Nyffeler, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cortical control; Human; Lesion studies; Saccades; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; SACCADES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 56349130735     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.08.018     Document Type: Article

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