Prolonged asymmetric vestibular stimulation induces opposite, long-term effects on self-motion perception and ocular responses

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 591, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1907-1920

  Pettorossi, V E ^a   Panichi, R ^a   Botti, F M ^a   Kyriakareli, A ^a   Ferraresi, A ^a   Faralli, M ^a   Schieppati, M ^b   Bronstein, A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MOTION PERCEPTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; VISUAL FEEDBACK; VISUAL REFLEX;

ADULT; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; ROTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875649742     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.241182     Document Type: Article

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