Author: Rademaker, G. G. J. [Rademaker, Gijsbertus Godefriedus Johannes (1887-1957)]
Title: The Physiology of Standing (Das Stehen): Postural Reactions and Equilibrium...
Description: Minneapolis, Univ. of Minnesota Press, (1980). orig.cloth. 24x16cm, xvi,668,(14)pp, Edited, with a foreword, by D. Denny-Brown. Translation of the Berlin 1931 edition.. Textual photo illustrations.. Some minor rubbing. A large chip from one page corner margin. VG ¶ Full title concludes: "..with Special Reference to the Behavior of Decerebellate Animals". Contents: General informaiton on Standing & Postural Reactions; The Disturbances of the Ability to Stand after Transverse Section of the Spinal Cord; The Standing Posture in Decerebrate Animals; Preparation for Standing; The Supporting Reactions; The Force of Supporting Tonus & the Adaptation of Supportying Tonus to the Load; Altertation of Supporting Tonus by Raising & Lowering of the Head: The Supporting Tonus & the Vertebra Prominens Reflex; The Relation of Supporting Tonus to Labyrinthine Reflexes; Supporting Tonus Affected by the Posture of the Spinal Column & Pelvis; Supporting Tonus of One Leg Affected by the Posture of the Opposite Leg; The Supporting Tonus of the Hindlegs is Affected by the Position of the Forelegs; The Supporting Tonus of One Leg Affected by the Posture of the Leg, Leg-Bracing Reactions, Slackening Reactions & Proprioceptive Correction Movements; Supporting Tonus Affected by Stimulation Arising from the Body Surface & by Acoustic &Optical Stimulaitons; General Information on Balance Reactions & their Special Behavior in Decerebellate Animals; General Information on Muscle Tone, Particularly on its Behavior in Decerebellate Animals...

Keywords: Neurology, Standing Position, Equilibrium, Physiology, Cerebellum, Posture, Reflex, Decerebrate State, Labyrinth