The sense of self-motion, orientation and balance explored by vestibular stimulation

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 807-813

  St George, Rebecca J ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VISUAL STIMULATION; WALKING;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORIENTATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 79951693221     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.197665     Document Type: Review

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