Diversity of vestibular nuclei neurons targeted by cerebellar nodulus inhibition

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 592, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 171-188

  Meng, Hui ^a   Blázquez, Pablo M ^b   Dickman, J David ^a   Angelaki, Dora E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBELLAR NODULUS; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM FLOCCULUS; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; GRAVITY; MACACA; NONHUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SENSORY NERVE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VENTRAL PARAFLOCCULUS; VENTRAL UVULA; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; VESTIBULOSPINAL SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; EYE MOVEMENTS; MACACA MULATTA; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 84891371894     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.259614     Document Type: Article

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