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Gaze stabilization in the primate

The interaction of the vestibulo-ocular reflex, optokinetic nystagmus, and smooth pursuit

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Waespe, W., Henn, V. (1987). Gaze stabilization in the primate. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 106. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 106. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0027575

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