[Organization of vestibulospinal systems in vertebrates].

Abstract

The data about vestibular nuclear complex and vestibulospinal systems in the submammalian and mammalian vertebrates are offered in the review. Information presented in the world literature concerning the vestibular nuclei topography, structure, fibre connections and influences on the spinal cord and skeletal muscles is summarized. The current conceptions of the structural and functional specificity of different vestibulospinal systems are considered.