title: Present concepts of oculomotor organization.
abstract: This chapter gives an introduction to the oculomotor system, thus providing a framework for the subsequent chapters. This chapter describes the characteristics, and outlines the structures involved, of the five basic types of eye movements, for gaze holding ("neural integrator") and eye movements in three dimensions (Listing's law, pulleys).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Institute of Anatomy, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistr. 15, D-81377 Munich, Germany. Ulrich.buettner@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Büttner
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Büttner-Ennever
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D002415:Cats; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D003290:Convergence, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D017120:Nystagmus, Optokinetic / Q000502:physiology; D011698:Pursuit, Smooth / Q000502:physiology; D012027:Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D012154:Reticular Formation / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D012438:Saccades / Q000502:physiology; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology