Vestibular cortex
| Brain: Vestibular cortex |
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| The insula of the left side, exposed by removing the opercula. (Image is of left side, but there is some evidence that there may be right-sided dominance.) |
| Latin |
Cortex vestibularis |
| NeuroNames |
ancil-469 |
Vestibular cortex is the portion of the cerebrum which responds to input from the vestibular system.[1]
The location is not well defined, but some research indicates a right hemisphere dominance.[2]
Lesions of the vestibular nucleus impair function.[3]
The "temporo-peri-Sylvian vestibular cortex" (TPSVC) has been proposed as an analog to parietoinsular vestibular cortex found in monkeys.[4]
References
- ^ Duque-Parra JE (September 2004). "Perspective on the vestibular cortex throughout history". Anat Rec B New Anat 280 (1): 15–9. doi:10.1002/ar.b.20031. PMID 15382110.
- ^ Philbeck JW, Behrmann M, Biega T, Levy L (2006). "Asymmetrical perception of body rotation after unilateral injury to human vestibular cortex". Neuropsychologia 44 (10): 1878–90. doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.02.004. PMID 16581095. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0028-3932(06)00053-4.
- ^ Dieterich M, Bense S, Stephan T, Brandt T, Schwaiger M, Bartenstein P (April 2005). "Medial vestibular nucleus lesions in Wallenberg's syndrome cause decreased activity of the contralateral vestibular cortex". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1039: 368–83. doi:10.1196/annals.1325.035. PMID 15826990. http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=15826990.
- ^ Kahane P, Hoffmann D, Minotti L, Berthoz A (November 2003). "Reappraisal of the human vestibular cortex by cortical electrical stimulation study". Ann. Neurol. 54 (5): 615–24. doi:10.1002/ana.10726. PMID 14595651.