Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages 158-166 , January 2009

The human sound-evoked vestibulo-ocular reflex and its electromyographic correlate

  • Miriam S. Welgampola

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 295157480; fax: +61 295158347.
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  • Americo A. Migliaccio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Oluwaseun A. Myrie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Lloyd B. Minor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • John P. Carey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

,Accepted 21 June 2008.

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PII: S1388-2457(08)00918-8

doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.06.020

Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages 158-166 , January 2009

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