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) |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Neuroscience |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
Pages | 157-167 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780080450469 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
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)