Basic Aspects of Central Vestibular Mechanisms
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1972
653 pages
978-0-08-086162-3 (ISBN)
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Basic Aspects of Central Vestibular Mechanisms
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Alf Brodal | O. Pompeiano
Basic Aspects of Central Vestibular Mechanisms
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11/1972
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- Front Cover
- Basic Aspects of Central Vestibular Mechanisms
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter I. Introductory Reviews of Some Aspects of Vestibular Mechanisms
- 1. Morphology of the vestibular receptors in mammals
- 2. Physiology of the vestibular receptors
- 3. Some features in the anatomical organization of the vestibular nuclear complex in the cat
- 4. Comparative anatomy of the vestibular nuclear complex in submammalian vertebrates
- 5. Observations on morphological features and mechanical properties of the peripheral vestibular receptor system in the frog
- Chapter II. Labyrinthine Input to the Vestibular Nuclei
- 1. Light and electron microscopical data on the distribution and termination of primary vestibular fibers
- 2. Responses of vestibular nuclear neurons to ampullar input
- 3. Responses of vestibular nuclear neurons to macular input
- 4. Labyrinthine convergence on vestibular nuclear neurons using natural and electrical stimulation
- 5. Transfer function of labyrinthine volleys through the vestibular nuclei
- 6. Semicircular canal inputs to vestibular nuclear neurons in the pigeon
- Chapter III. Organization of the Commissural Connections
- 1. Organization of the commissural connections: anatomy
- 2. Organization of the commissural connections: physiology
- Chapter IV. Relations Between the Vestibular Nuclei and the Spinal Cord
- 1. Vestibulospinal relations: vestibular influences on gamma motoneurons and primary afferents
- 2. Vestibular influences on alpha motoneurons in the cervical and thoracic cord
- 3. Vestibulospinal effects on motoneurones and interneurones in the lumbosacral cord
- 4. Spinovestibular relations: anatomical and physiological aspects
- 5. Vestibulospinal projection in the toad
- Chapter V. Relations Between the Vestibular Nuclei and the Cerebellum
- 1. Vestibulocerebellar input in the cat: anatomy
- 2. Vestibulocerebellar input in the frog: anatomy
- 3. Vestibulocerebellar input: physiology
- 4. Cerebellovestibular relations: anatomy
- 5. Cerebellar control of the vestibular neurones: physiology and pharmacology
- 6. Cerebellar control of the vestibular pathways to spinal motoneurons and primary afferents
- 7. Cerebellar control of the vestibular pathways to oculomotor neurons
- Chapter Vl. Efferent Control of the Labyrinthine Receptors
- 1. Efferent vestibular fibers in mammals: morphological and histochemical aspects
- 2. Efferent vestibular fibers in the frog
- 3. Frequency modulation of afferent and efferent unit activity in the vestibular nerve by oculo-motor impulses
- Chapter VII. Vestibulo-Oculomotor Relations
- 1. Structural and functional aspects of extraocular muscles in relation to vestibulo-ocular function
- 2. Anatomy of the two vestibulo-oculomotor projection systems
- 3. Vestibulo-oculomotor relations: dynamic responses
- 4. Vestibulo-oculomotor relations: static responses
- 5. Vestibulo-ocular reflexes: effects of vestibular nuclear lesions
- 6. Physiological range of pressure difference and cupula deflections in the human semicircular canal: theoretical considerations
- Chapter VIll. Relations of the Vestibular Nuclei to the Reticular Formation and "Upper Levels" of the Brain
- 1. Anatomy of the vestibuloreticular connections and possible "ascending" vestibular pathways from the reticular formation
- 2. Vestibular influences on the vestibular and the somatosensory cortex
- 3. Interaction of vestibular and visual inputs in the visual system
- 4. Descending and reticular relations to the vestibular nuclei: anatomy
- 5. Descending control of the vestibular nuclei: physiology
- 6. Reticular control of the vestibular nuclei: physiology and pharmacology
- 7. Physiology and anatomy of the cortico-oculomotor mechanism
- Author Index
- Subject Index
