The neural control of fast vs. slow vergence eye movements

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2147-2154

  Cullen, Kathleen E ^a   Van Horn, Marion R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binocular; Burst neuron; Conjugate; Extraocular; Monocular; Saccade

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CELL POPULATION; CORNEA REFLEX; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FACILITATION; GAZE; HELMHOLTZ THEORY; HERING THEORY; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; MOTONEURON; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; THEORY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; EYE MOVEMENTS; MOTOR NEURONS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 79958066563     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07692.x     Document Type: Article

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