ISSN:
1432-1106
Keywords:
Key words Vestibulocollic reflex
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Short-latency pathways
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Vestibulospinal and reticulospinal pathways
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Cat
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The purpose of this review is to assess the role of short-latency pathways in the vestibulocollic reflex (VCR). First the current knowledge about the disynaptic and trisynaptic pathways linking semicircular canal and otolith afferents with cat neck motoneurons is summarized. We then discuss whether these pathways are sufficient or necessary to produce the responses observed in neck muscles by natural vestibular stimulation and conclude that they are neither. Finally, alternate pathways are considered, most likely involving reticulospinal fibers, which are an important part of the neural substrate of the VCR.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002210050918
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