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Cortical Projections of the Vestibular Nerve

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Vestibular System Part 1: Basic Mechanisms

Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology ((1653,volume 6 / 1))

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The existence of a cortical representation of vestibular function has been questioned (e.g. Griffith, 1922). On the other hand, a cortical representation has been postulated with the argument that there is true vestibular sensation and that vestibular signals might be also useful for higher motor mechanisms (Spitzer, 1924). Information concerning the vestibular sensory systems has been gathered relatively recently.

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Fredrickson, J.M., Kornhuber, H.H., Schwarz, D.W.F. (1974). Cortical Projections of the Vestibular Nerve. In: Kornhuber, H.H. (eds) Vestibular System Part 1: Basic Mechanisms. Handbook of Sensory Physiology, vol 6 / 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65942-3_14

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