Reviewing the Role of the Efferent Vestibular System in Motor and Vestibular Circuits

Efferent circuits within the nervous system carry nerve impulses from the central nervous system to sensory end organs. Vestibular efferents originate in the brainstem and terminate on hair cells and primary afferent fibers in the semicircular canals and otolith organs within the inner ear. The func...

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Main Authors: Miranda A. Mathews, Aaron J. Camp, Andrew J. Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00552/full