In 20 guinea pigs, eye nystagmus of visual origin was investigated following stimulation of an optic nerve (optic nystagmus). The interactions between vestibular and visual inputs were observed by eliciting optic and labyrinthine nystagmus simultaneously. After complete removal of the vestibular nuclei, optic nystagmus was tested: It was no longer elicitable. On that basis, it is possible to conclude that the vestibular nuclei represent an essential station in the mechanism of optic nystagmus.
Optic nystagmus and vestibular nuclei: Effects of vestibular nuclear ablation and interaction phenomena between optic and labyrinthine responses / D., Troiani; Petrosini, Laura; B., Zannoni. - In: EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 0014-4886. - 60:2(1978), pp. 327-336.
Optic nystagmus and vestibular nuclei: Effects of vestibular nuclear ablation and interaction phenomena between optic and labyrinthine responses
PETROSINI, Laura;
1978
Abstract
In 20 guinea pigs, eye nystagmus of visual origin was investigated following stimulation of an optic nerve (optic nystagmus). The interactions between vestibular and visual inputs were observed by eliciting optic and labyrinthine nystagmus simultaneously. After complete removal of the vestibular nuclei, optic nystagmus was tested: It was no longer elicitable. On that basis, it is possible to conclude that the vestibular nuclei represent an essential station in the mechanism of optic nystagmus.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
