Differential effects of reflex blinks on saccade perturbations in humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1685-1695

  Goossens, H H L M ^a   Van Opstal, A J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ADULT; BLINKING; CALIBRATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EYE MOVEMENTS; EYELIDS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFLEX; SACCADES; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949732091     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00788.2009     Document Type: Article

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