Vestibular-dependent spinal reflexes evoked by brief lateral accelerations of the heads of standing subjects

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1906-1914

  Laube, Robyn ^a   Govender, Sendhil ^b   Colebatch, James G ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Galvanic stimulation; Vestibular; Vestibular spinal

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TIME; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REFLEX; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861882323     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00007.2012     Document Type: Article

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