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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Functional brain imaging: a window into the visuo-vestibular systems
Marianne Dieterichsubject
medicine.medical_specialtyEye Movementsgenetic structuresOcular motorVestibular NerveAudiologyDownbeat nystagmusCortex (anatomy)otorhinolaryngologic diseasesmedicineHumansVisual PathwaysCerebral CortexVestibular systemBrain MappingReflex Vestibulo-OcularMagnetic Resonance Imagingeye diseasesFunctional Brain Imagingmedicine.anatomical_structureNeurologyVestibular neuritissense organsNeurology (clinical)Nerve NetPsychologyNeurosciencePsychomotor Performancedescription
Advances have been made in identifying how areas involved in processing vestibular, ocular motor, and visual information are represented in the human cortex as well as the cortical interaction between these systems in healthy subjects.While we know how some vestibular and ocular motor disorders modify visuo-vestibular interaction by changing the 'normal' cortical activation-deactivation patterns, it is still early days in functional magnetic resonance imaging studies of patients with specific disorders. Findings from current brain imaging studies of several vestibular, ocular motor, and cerebellar disorders are presented.The promise of more insights into the complex neuronal networks of the human cortex is great.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-12 | Current Opinion in Neurology |