Perception of Verticality and Vestibular Disorders of Balance and Falls

Objective: To review current knowledge of the perception of verticality, its normal function and disorders. This is based on an integrative graviceptive input from the vertical semicircular canals and the otolith organs.Methods: The special focus is on human psychophysics, neurophysiological and ima...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neurology
Main Authors:	Marianne Dieterich, Thomas Brandt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Subjects:	vertical orientation subjective visual vertical subjective postural vertical vestibular system graviception hemispatial neglect
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00172/full