Search for dissertations about: "Postural orientation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Postural orientation.

  2. 11. Late effects on hearing and balance after treatment for childhood cancer

    Author : Einar-Jon Einarsson; Lund näs- och halssjukdomar Öron-; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Childhood cancer; Chemotherapy; Late effects; Hearing; Word Recogniton; Postural Control; Oculomotor Control; Subjective horizontal and vertical; Visual dependence; Self-reported disability and handicap.;

    Abstract : During the last several decades, improvements in diagnostic skills and in the treatment of children with cancer have substantially increased the number of long term survivors of childhood cancer. Treatment of children with cytostatic drugs is known to create a range of late adverse effects. READ MORE

  4. 12. Neural mechanisms for the visual control of spatial orientation and locomotion : electrophysiological and behavioural studies of the supraspinal control of posture and steering in the lamprey central nervous system, with reference to visuo-motor mechanisms

    Author : Fredrik Ullén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Neural mechanisms for the supraspinal control of posture and steering, in particular visuo-motor control and visuo-vestibular interaction in postural control, were investigated, using the lamprey as a model system. Behavioural experiments on intact and chronically lesioned animals, intra- and extracellular recordings in vitro and retrograde staining of neurons with horseradish peroxidase were utilized. READ MORE

  5. 13. Analysis of different forms of locomotor behavior in lamprey

    Author : Salma Sanzida Islam; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Motor coordination; undulatory locomotion; postural corrections; spinal cord damage; lamprey;

    Abstract : The ability to locomote, that is move actively in space, is characteristic of the animal kingdom. Many species are capable of different forms of locomotion. They include forward and backward locomotion, fast and slow progression, etc. READ MORE

  6. 14. Dynamic ankle-foot orthoses in children with spastic diplegia : interview and experimental studies

    Author : Annika Näslund; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sjukgymnastik; Physiotherapy;

    Abstract : Dynamic ankle-foot orthosis (DAFO) is a thin supra malleolar orthosis used as a compliment to the total treatment program in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in order to facilitate function in sitting, standing and walking. The DAFO keeps the foot in a functional position and is said to provide the child with proprioceptive feedback for balance- and postural control. READ MORE

  7. 15. Neural mechanisms for the control of posture, locomotion and steering : a behavioral, electrophysiological and modeling study in lamprey

    Author : Patriq Fagerstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : reticulospinal; vestibular system; spinal cord; central pattern generator; reciprocal inhibition; fictive locomotion; fictive turning; electron microscopy; computer simulation; lamprey; dorsal fin;

    Abstract : When animals move around interacting with the environment, the nervous system has to solve several tasks simultaneously in order to produce and control the movements - notably propulsion, posture, balance, and associated movements. Basic motor tasks are controlled by neuronal networks organized into central pattern generators (CPGs) and reflexes, located in the spinal cord and brainstem. READ MORE