Eye and Head Movements

K. E. Cullen

doi:10.1016/B978-008045046-9.01092-5

Eye and Head Movements

K. E. Cullen

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Combined eye-head movements are commonly used to redirect the visual axis (gaze) in space. This article reviews recent advances in understanding the neural control of gaze with particular emphasis on four key issues: (1) the interactions that occur among multiple oculomotor subsystems (e.g., saccadic, pursuit, and or/vestibular), (2) the pathways that control orienting head movements, (3) the neural mechanisms that transform gaze commands into eye and head movements, and (4) the importance of integrated feedback in preserving gaze accuracy. The implications of these experimental findings are then considered in relation to current theoretical models of gaze control.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
Publisher	Elsevier Ltd
Pages	157-167
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9780080450469
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-008045046-9.01092-5
State	Published - Jan 1 2009

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Keywords

Brain stem
Eye-head coordination
Feedback control
Gaze
Head movement
Head-unrestrained
Neck
Pontine reticular formation
Premotor
Saccades
Smooth pursuit
Subcortical
Vestibular
Vestibulo-ocular reflex

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuroscience(all)

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Cullen, K. E. (2009). Eye and Head Movements. In Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (pp. 157-167). Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-008045046-9.01092-5

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