Neurochemistry of the Vestibular System
Contributors: Alvin J. Beitz (Editor); John H. Anderson (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: December 28, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780849376795
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Neurosciences; Physiology; Physiology Of Organ Systems; Medical / Nursing; Human Physiology; Vestibular apparatus; Science; Medical; Neurotransmission; Neurochemistry; Biochemistry; Neuroscience; Medical / Neuroscience; Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology
First sentence: The vestibular system is the sensorimotor complex in the brain which senses the movement and position of the head and uses that information to control posture, stabilize vision, and register the orientation and perception of the body in space.