Current concepts of the vestibular system reviewed: 2. Visual/vestibular interaction and spatial orientation.
The vestibular system contributes to the generation of conjugate eye movements, spatial orientation, and postural control. The functional connections of the vestibular end-organs and of the descending vestibulospinal pathways and their importance to postural control were reviewed in the previous paper by Keshner and Cohen (pp. 320-330). This paper reviews the ascending vestibular pathways, the visual/vestibular interactions, and the role of the vestibular system in oculomotor control and spatial orientation.
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Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.
Keshner
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D005133:Eye Movements; D006801:Humans; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D011187:Posture; D012027:Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular; D014725:Vestibular Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*