Abstract
The vestibular system provides the sensorimotor transformation responsible for gaze stabilization and postural control and sends information about self-generated and externally applied movements to thalamic and cortical pathways. Neurons located in the four vestibular nuclei of vertebrates encode different aspects of head velocity together with eye/neck motion parameters and can be divided into functional subgroups based on their contributions to specific motor behaviors. The functional significance of the integration of vestibular signals with other inputs in different subsets of neurons during task-specific behaviors and their role in vestibular compensation are presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Senses |
Subtitle of host publication | A Comprehensive Reference: Volume 1-7, Second Edition |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 290-308 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Volume | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128054093 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780128054086 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Neuronal subtypes
- PVP
- Vestibular compensation
- Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) pathway
- Vestibulo-spinal pathway
- VO
- VOR adaptation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Neuroscience(all)