Mammalian Vestibular Physiology

It is easy to underrate the importance of a sensory system whose receptor is buried deep within the skull and of whose performance we are usually not aware. It is only when it malfunctions that we know we have a ves­ tibular system! Unraveling the mechanisms by which activation of the vestibular lab...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, V. J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1979, 1979
Edition:1st ed. 1979
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Peripheral Morphology
  • 3 Biophysics of the Peripheral End Organs
  • 4 Mechanoneural Transduction and the Primary Afferent Response
  • 5 Labyrinthine Input to the Vestibular Nuclei and Reticular Formation
  • 6 The Vestibular System and the Cerebellum
  • 7 The Vestibulospinal System
  • 8 The Vestibuloocular System
  • References