Anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system: review of the literature

The vestibular system is a complex system involving not only posterior labyrinth but also central structures such as cerebellum, striatum, thalamus, frontal and prefrontal cortex to assure balance, movements and walking. Information reaching the vestibular complex are not purely vestibular but also...

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Published in:Morphologie 2004-10, Vol.88 (282), p.117
Main Authors: Sakka, L, Vitte, E
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Humans
Vestibular Nerve - anatomy & histology
Vestibular Nerve - physiology
Vestibule, Labyrinth - anatomy & histology
Vestibule, Labyrinth - physiology
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Summary:The vestibular system is a complex system involving not only posterior labyrinth but also central structures such as cerebellum, striatum, thalamus, frontal and prefrontal cortex to assure balance, movements and walking. Information reaching the vestibular complex are not purely vestibular but also from visual, somatosensory and cerebellar origins. The equilibrium is also a complex physiological function needing concordance of vestibular, visual and somatosensory information or either central compensation after an injury but also an integrity of the central nervous system.
ISSN:1286-0115