Neck muscle vibration modifies the representation of visual motion and direction in man. 1988

B Biguer, and I M Donaldson, and A Hein, and M Jeannerod
Laboratoire de Neuropsychologie Expérimentale, INSERM Unité 94, Bron, France.

The retinal coordinates of an image are normally insufficient to define the direction of an object in body-centred visual space. Gaze direction, specified by information on the position of eye-in-head and on the position of head-on-torso, is also required. While the source of the eye-in-head signal is controversial, it is clear that proprioceptive signals from neck muscles are sufficient to provide head-on-torso information. Observations by Goodwin et al., beginning in 1972, that vibration of limb muscles modifies proprioception from them, and induces illusory motion and false perception of limb position, suggested this study of the effects of neck muscle vibration on the representation of visual space. Verbal reports, supported by objective measures, revealed that vibration of muscles on one side of the neck induces a visual illusion: contralateral displacement of a small visual target viewed in the dark. Pointing movements towards the target are similarly affected, confirming that the representation of directions in visual space is modified by neck muscle vibration. A second vibration-induced illusion was uncovered when apparent displacement ceased. This is an illusion of pure target motion in the same direction as the previously observed displacement. The magnitudes of both the displacement and pure motion illusions were dependent on vibration amplitude and were unrelated to real or apparent movements of eyes or head. Taken together these observations indicate that vibration of neck muscles can modify independently (1) the central representation of the instantaneous direction of gaze and (2) the signal of the velocity with which this direction is changing.

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
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D009334 Neck Muscles The neck muscles consist of the platysma, splenius cervicis, sternocleidomastoid(eus), longus colli, the anterior, medius, and posterior scalenes, digastric(us), stylohyoid(eus), mylohyoid(eus), geniohyoid(eus), sternohyoid(eus), omohyoid(eus), sternothyroid(eus), and thyrohyoid(eus). Muscle, Neck,Muscles, Neck,Neck Muscle
D009949 Orientation Awareness of oneself in relation to time, place and person. Cognitive Orientation,Mental Orientation,Psychological Orientation,Cognitive Orientations,Mental Orientations,Orientation, Cognitive,Orientation, Mental,Orientation, Psychological,Orientations,Orientations, Cognitive,Orientations, Mental,Orientations, Psychological,Psychological Orientations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012649 Self Concept Persons' view of themselves. Self Esteem,Self Perception,Self Confidence,Self-Perception,Concept, Self,Confidence, Self,Esteem, Self,Perception, Self,Perceptions, Self,Self Esteems,Self Perceptions,Self-Perceptions
D014732 Vibration A continuing periodic change in displacement with respect to a fixed reference. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Vibrations

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