Implications of gain modulation in brainstem circuits: VOR control system

Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-451

  Khojasteh, Elham ^a   Galiana, Henrietta L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disconjugate VOR; Gain fields; Mathematical modeling; Reflex modulation; Sensory integration; Vergence; Vestibulo ocular reflex (VOR)

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; EYE MOVEMENTS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

DISCONJUGATE VESTIBULO-OCULAR REFLEX; GAIN FIELD; GAIN MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; REFLEX MODULATION; SENSORY INTEGRATION; VERGENCES; VESTIBULO-OCULAR REFLEX;

MODULATION;

ARTICLE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE POSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROMODULATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 70350573547     PISSN: 09295313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10827-009-0156-4     Document Type: Article

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