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Symmetries of the Central Vestibular System: Forming Movements for Gravity and a Three-Dimensional World
Symmetry (2010)
  • Gin McCollum, Portland State University
  • Douglas A. Hanes
Abstract

Intrinsic dynamics of the central vestibular system (CVS) appear to be at least partly determined by the symmetries of its connections. The CVS contributes to whole-body functions such as upright balance and maintenance of gaze direction. These functions coordinate disparate senses (visual, inertial, somatosensory, auditory) and body movements (leg, trunk, head/neck, eye). They are also unified by geometric conditions. Symmetry groups have been found to structure experimentally-recorded pathways of the central vestibular system. When related to geometric conditions in three-dimensional physical space, these symmetry groups make sense as a logical foundation for sensorimotor coordination.

Publication Date
2010
Citation Information
Gin McCollum and Douglas A. Hanes. "Symmetries of the Central Vestibular System: Forming Movements for Gravity and a Three-Dimensional World" Symmetry Vol. 2 (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gin_mccollum/4/