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Biomechanics of the Semicircular Canals and Otolith Organs

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Stephen M. Highstein

  2. Department of Psychology and Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

  3. Department of Biology and Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742-4415, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

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Rabbitt, R.D., Damiano, E.R., Grant, J.W. (2004). Biomechanics of the Semicircular Canals and Otolith Organs. In: Highstein, S.M., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N. (eds) The Vestibular System. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 19. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21567-0_4

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