Galvanic vestibular stimulation produces sensations of rotation consistent with activation of semicircular canal afferents

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn JUN, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Reynolds, Raymond Francis ^a   Osler, Callum J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84865838743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00104     Document Type: Article

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