vestibulomotor regions

The term vestibulomotor regions refers to cell groups located dorsally in the medulla near the fourth ventricle that are part of the system that senses the position of the head in space ( Holstein-2012 ). Found in the human, macaque, rat, and mouse, they belong functionally to the behavior control column ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as

Name Language Source Source Citation Source Title Organism
vestibulomotor regions English Swanson-2004 Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004 Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. rat
VMO acronym Swanson-2004 Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004 Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. rat
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