Task, muscle and frequency dependent vestibular control of posture

The vestibular system is crucial for postural control; however there are considerable differences in the task dependence and frequency response of vestibular reflexes in appendicular and axial muscles. For example, vestibular reflexes are only evoked in appendicular muscles when vestibular informati...

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Main Authors: Patrick A Forbes, Gunter P Siegmund, Alfred C Schouten, Jean-Sébastien eBlouin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2014.00094/full