Tuning of human vestibulospinal reflexes by leg rotation

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 296-313

  Grasso, C ^b   Barresi, M ^b   Scattina, E ^a   Orsini, P ^a   Vignali, E ^a   Bruschini, L ^a   Manzoni, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neck rotation; Plantar support; Spatial orientation; Stance; Vestibulospinal reflexes

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOLYMPH; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INNER EAR; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ROTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL REFLEX; VESTIBULOSPINAL REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; EAR, INNER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORIENTATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; REFLEX; ROTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPINAL CORD; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79955093838     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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