The Vestibulospinal System and Postural Control
The Vestibulospinal System and Postural Control
One of the more important functions of the vestibular system is its participation, along with vision and the somatosensory system, in postural control. While all parts of the nervous system, including the cerebral cortex, contribute to the construction of postural commands, of necessity these have to be executed by way of the spinal cord (and brain stem). This chapter considers the contribution of the vestibular system to these processes. It begins with a discussion of the relative roles of reflexes and multisensory strategies in postural control.
Keywords: vestibular system, postural control, spinal cord, vestibular reflexes
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