Abstract
This book presents an integrative look at the sense that Aristotle missed. The vestibular system plays a vital role in everyday life, contributing to a surprising range of functions from reflexes to the highest levels of perception and consciousness. This text not only offers a review of the basics sensory transduction, the neurophysiology of peripheral and central pathways, and how vestibular signals are processed in the control of gaze and posture; it moves the discussion forward with its attention to the current research and the field's revolutionary advances, such as the understanding of neural correlates of self-motion and the basis of clinical disorders. In addition, the objective presentation of existing controversies is exciting reading and an extremely important contribution to the text's completeness.
Original language | English (US) |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Number of pages | 560 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199932153 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780195167085 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 24 2012 |
Keywords
- Aristotle
- Clinical disorders
- Consciousness
- Gaze
- Neural correlates
- Perception
- Posture
- Self-motion
- Sense
- Vestibular system
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience