Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials evoked by brief interaural head acceleration: Properties and possible origin

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 841-852

  Rosengren, Sally M ^a,c   Todd, Neil P M ^b   Colebatch, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Jerk; Otolith; Translation; Utricle

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MASTOID; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL;

ACCELERATION; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69749108941     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00296.2009     Document Type: Article

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