Vestibular-somatosensory convergence in head movement control during locomotion after long-duration space flight

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 153-166

  Mulavara, A P ^a   Ruttley, T ^b   Cohen, H S ^c   Peters, B T ^d   Miller, C ^d   Brady, R ^d   Merkle, L ^d   Bloomberg, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WYLE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

convergence; head movement control; locomotion; somatosensory; Space flight; vestibular

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMONAUT; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPACE FLIGHT; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULE; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASTRONAUTS; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; SPACE FLIGHT; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH; WALKING;

EID: 84867154385     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/VES-2011-0435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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