Gaze (physiology)
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The term "gaze" is frequently used in physiology to describe coordinated motion of the eyes.
The lateral gaze is controlled by the paraabducens nucleus, and the vertical gaze by the rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus.
"Conjugate gaze" refers to the motion of both eyes in the same direction at the same time, and conjugate gaze palsy refers to an impairment of this function.
Gaze can be controlled by smooth pursuit or by saccades.
[edit] External links
- http://www.med.yale.edu/caim/cnerves/cn6/cn6_8.html
- http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/67/5/696
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