Linearity of canal-otolith interaction during eccentric rotation in humans. 2002

S H Seidman, and G D Paige, and R D Tomlinson, and N Schmitt
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14642, USA. scott.seidman@rochester.edu

During natural behavior, the head may simultaneously undergo rotation, transduced by the semicircular canals, and translation, transduced by the otolith organs. It has been demonstrated in monkey that the vestibulo-ocular reflexes (VORs) elicited by both endorgans (i.e., the angular and linear VORs, or AVOR and LVOR) sum linearly during combined rotation and translation, but this finding has proven more elusive in humans. To investigate the combined AVOR/LVOR response, six human subjects underwent yaw eccentric rotation at 3 Hz in darkness while displaced from the axis of rotation. Responses to on-center yaw rotation (AVOR alone) and interaural translation (LVOR alone) were also recorded. During eccentric rotation with the subject facing away from the axis of rotation (i.e., nose out), in which a yaw to the right occurs simultaneously with a translation to the right (i.e., translation in phase with rotation), the AVOR and LVOR acted synergistically. Responses were always out of phase with rotation, and became larger in magnitude as vergence increased. For nose-in eccentric rotation, during which translation is out of phase with rotation, the LVOR acted antagonistically to the AVOR. During near viewing, the LVOR often dominated the overall response when eccentricity was sufficiently large, producing eye movements that were in phase with the rotational stimuli. As vergence decreased, the LVOR influence diminished, eventually resulting in responses that were out of phase with rotation at lowest vergence. When the response to pure yaw rotation was vectorially removed from the responses to eccentric rotation, the results proved statistically indistinguishable from the LVOR recorded during interaural translation, suggesting that the ocular response to combined angular and linear motion reflects the linear combination of the AVOR and LVOR.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009039 Motion Perception The real or apparent movement of objects through the visual field. Movement Perception,Perception, Motion,Perception, Movement
D009666 Nose A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the external nose, the nasal cavity, and the PARANASAL SINUSES. External Nose,External Noses,Nose, External,Noses,Noses, External
D010037 Otolithic Membrane A gelatinous membrane overlying the acoustic maculae of SACCULE AND UTRICLE. It contains minute crystalline particles (otoliths) of CALCIUM CARBONATE and protein on its outer surface. In response to head movement, the otoliths shift causing distortion of the vestibular hair cells which transduce nerve signals to the BRAIN for interpretation of equilibrium. Otoconia,Otoliths,Statoconia,Membrane, Otolithic,Membranes, Otolithic,Otoconias,Otolith,Otolithic Membranes,Statoconias
D010775 Photic Stimulation Investigative technique commonly used during ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY in which a series of bright light flashes or visual patterns are used to elicit brain activity. Stimulation, Photic,Visual Stimulation,Photic Stimulations,Stimulation, Visual,Stimulations, Photic,Stimulations, Visual,Visual Stimulations
D012027 Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular A reflex wherein impulses are conveyed from the cupulas of the SEMICIRCULAR CANALS and from the OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE of the SACCULE AND UTRICLE via the VESTIBULAR NUCLEI of the BRAIN STEM and the median longitudinal fasciculus to the OCULOMOTOR NERVE nuclei. It functions to maintain a stable retinal image during head rotation by generating appropriate compensatory EYE MOVEMENTS. Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex,Reflex, Vestibuloocular,Reflexes, Vestibo-Ocular,Reflexes, Vestibuloocular,Reflex, Vestibulo Ocular,Reflexes, Vestibo Ocular,Vestibo-Ocular Reflexes,Vestibulo Ocular Reflex,Vestibuloocular Reflex,Vestibuloocular Reflexes
D002138 Calibration Determination, by measurement or comparison with a standard, of the correct value of each scale reading on a meter or other measuring instrument; or determination of the settings of a control device that correspond to particular values of voltage, current, frequency or other output. Calibrations
D005133 Eye Movements Voluntary or reflex-controlled movements of the eye. Eye Movement,Movement, Eye,Movements, Eye
D005403 Fixation, Ocular Positioning and accommodation of eyes that allows the image to be brought into place on the FOVEA CENTRALIS of each eye. Focusing, Ocular,Ocular Fixation,Eye Gaze,Eye Gazes,Gaze, Eye,Gazes, Eye,Ocular Focusing

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