The role of the thalamus in the human subcortical vestibular system

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 375-385

  Conrad, Julian ^a   Baier, Bernhard ^b   Dieterich, Marianne ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

ascending tract of Deiters; astasia; brachium conjunctivum; crossed ventral tegmental tract; ipsilateral vestibulothalamic tract; Medial longitudinal fascicle; neglect; pusher; thalamus; vestibular

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; HUMAN; LATERAL VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; MIDDLE CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; NERVE TRACT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE; THALAMUS; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; THALAMUS; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS, LATERAL; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 84920091428     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/VES-140534     Document Type: Conference Paper

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