title: [Galvanic vestibular stimulation in physiological and clinical studies in recent years].
abstract: Galvanic vestibular stimulation is a simple, harmless, noninvasive and low-cost research technique. In spite on a long history, it has been recently found popularity as a research tool. At present occurs of its revival as a research and diagnostic tool. Considerable effects of such stimulation for motor, visual, somatosensory, vestibular and cognitive/emotional function as well as for a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders have been reported. Obviously, any process that is able to extract an information due to head acceleration signals is a candidate on galvanic vestibular stimulation. In this review, we describe the basic physiological mechanisms of action of galvanic vestibular stimulation. We also consider a modern data of its influence on human, obtained in physiological and clinical studies.
authors.forename: Iu K
authors.initials: IuK
authors.lastname: Stolbkov
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Tomilovskaia
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Kozlovskaia
authors.forename: Iu P
authors.initials: IuP
authors.lastname: Gerasimenko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D058585:Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000502:physiology*