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9780195044997

Control of Head Movement

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195044997

  • ISBN10:

    0195044991

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1988-03-31
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

With contributors from various scientific disciplines, this volume surveys key topics in the study of head motor control, stressing the structure and function of neck muscles and neural pathways. It covers psychophysical and clinical aspects of head movement, compensatory control of head position, and strategies for volitional and orienting behaviors. The book presents a comprehensive view of head movement as a unique and complex motor system.

Table of Contents

The Motor System: Joints and Muscles of the Neck
Biomechanical Modelling of the Human Head and Neck
Cervical Motoneurons
The Sensorium: Receptors of the Neck Muscle Joints
Central Projections of Nuchal Afferent Systems
Segmental Organization of the Upper Cervical Cord
Cervicocollic and Cervicoocular Reflexes
The Tonic Neck Reflex: Spinal Circuitry
The Tonic Neck Reflex: Supraspinal Control
Response of Vestibular Neurons to Active and Passive Neck Perturbations
Vestibular and Reticular Projections to the Neck
Reflex Stabilization of the Head
Kinematic Properties of the Vestibulocollic Reflex
A Tensorial Model of Neck Motor Activation
Cerebellar Pathways Contributing to Head Movement
Eye-head Coordination in Gaze Control
Control of Head Movement During Visual Orientation
The Role of the Tecto-reticulo-spinal System in the Control of Head Movement
An Optimal Control Model of the Head Movement System and its Relation to Head Movement Disorders
Clinical Disorders of Head Movement
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