Neuro-Ophthalmology: Neuronal Control of Eye Movements
All motor behavior is characterized by sensory inputs causing specific motor reactions. Because humans modify motor reactions voluntarily or through experience, this input-output relation is more complex in humans than in lower vertebrates. Eye movements provide a window on fundamental brain function, not only for topographic diagnosis of dysfunctions but also for the comprehension of normal brain function. This book highlights basic mechanical properties of eye movements, explains the neuronal basis of the vestibular-ocular reflex, saccadic eye movements, smooth-pursuit eye movements, and vergence eye movements, and deals with their pharmacological manipulation in disorders. Since precise measurement of motor reactions is essential for understanding the oculomotor system, one chapter critically discusses current registration methods, and another one considers the possibilities and limitations of modeling it by control theory methods. Its comprehensive characterization of eye movements and their relation to brain function makes this publication essential reading to ophthalmologists, neurologists, and clinical neuropsychologists.
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1 - 14: Anatomy of the Oculomotor SystemByJean A. Büttner-EnneverJean A. Büttner-EnneverInstitute of Anatomy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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15 - 34: Eye Movement Recordings: MethodsByThomas EggertThomas EggertDepartment of Neurology, LMU Munich, Munich, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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35 - 51: Vestibulo-Ocular ReflexByMichael FetterMichael FetterDepartment of Neurology, SRH Clinic Karlsbad-Langensteinbach, Karlsbad, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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52 - 75: Neural Control of Saccadic Eye MovementsByNicolas Catz;Nicolas CatzDepartment of Cognitive Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research,Tübingen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Peter ThierPeter ThierDepartment of Cognitive Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research,Tübingen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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76 - 89: Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements and Optokinetic NystagmusByUlrich Büttner;Ulrich BüttnerDepartment of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Olympia KremmydaOlympia KremmydaDepartment of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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90 - 109: Disconjugate Eye MovementsByDominik StraumannDominik StraumannNeurology Department, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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110 - 131: The Eyelid and Its Contribution to Eye MovementsByC. Helmchen;C. HelmchenDepartment of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:H. RamboldH. RamboldDepartment of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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132 - 157: Mechanics of the OrbitaByJoseph L. DemerJoseph L. DemerJules Stein Eye Institute, Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology,Neuroscience Bioengineering Interdepartmental Programs, David Geffen Medical School at the University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., USASearch for other works by this author on:
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175 - 192: Therapeutic Considerations for Eye Movement DisordersByA. StraubeA. StraubeDepartment of Neurology, University of Munich, Munich, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
