Clinical and Basic Oculomotor Research: In Honor of David S. Zee, Volume 1039ISBN: 978-1-57331-566-1
Paperback
600 pages
April 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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A common theme in contemporary neuroscience is how the brain
learns and adapts at the most basic levels and how patients can
benefit from this type of research. Recent advances in the
physiology and anatomy of the eye muscles and other orbital
structures and their relevance to strabismus sets the stage in the
first section. Then, attention shifts to the vestibular system,
beginning with the peripheral applications to clinical
neuro-otology, including adaptive control of vestibular reflexes
and the implications for programs of physical rehabilitation of
patients. Further chapters are directed toward the mechanisms of
eye movement control developed specifically in foveate species --
saccades, pursuit, and vergence -- here with an emphasis on
applications to clinical neurology and neuro-ophthalmology.
Finally, the role of higher-level cerebral processing in the
control of eye movements is presented in the framework of
state-of-the-art brain imaging and sophisticated behavioral testing
paradigms in both humans and experimental animals.
The volume provides a critical update from a number of
disciplines -- both clinical and basic -- to bring basic physiology
to the bedside and vice versa.
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