Self-motion perception and vestibulo-ocular reflex during whole body yaw rotation in standing subjects: The role of head position and neck proprioception

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 314-332

  Panichi, Roberto ^a   Botti, Fabio Massimo ^a   Ferraresi, Aldo ^a   Faralli, Mario ^a   Kyriakareli, Artemis ^a   Schieppati, Marco ^b   Pettorossi, Vito Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Muscle vibration; Neck proprioception; Self motion perception; Vestibulo ocular reflex; Whole body rotation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE POSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

ADULT; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; NECK MUSCLES; ORIENTATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PURSUIT, SMOOTH; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; ROTATION; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955090072     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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