Vestibular Basics

Vestibular stimulation techniques

Antunes A, Glover PM, Li Y, Mian OS, Day BL (2012). Magnetic field effects on the vestibular system: calculation of the pressure on the cupula due to ionic current-induced Lorentz force. Physic in Medicine and Biology 57, 4477-4487

Mian, O.S., Day, B.L. (2009).  Determining the direction of vestibular-evoked balance responses using stochastic vestibular stimulation.  The Journal of Physiology 587(12), 2869-2873

Welgampola, M.S., Day, B.L. (2006).  Craniocentric body-sway responses to 500 Hz bone-conducted tones in man.  The Journal of Physiology 577(1), 81-95

Fitzpatrick, R.C., Day, B.L. (2004).  Probing the human vestibular system with galvanic stimulation.  Journal of Applied Physiology 96(6), 2301-2316

Vestibular perceptions

Day, B.L., Fitzpatrick, R.C. (2005).  Virtual head rotation reveals a process of route reconstruction from human vestibular signals.  The Journal of Physiology 567(2), 591-597

Fitzpatrick, R.C., Marsden, J., Lord, S.R., Day, B.L. (2002).  Galvanic vestibular stimulation evokes sensations of body rotation.  Neuroreport 13(18), 2379-2383


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