Behavior of human horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex in response to high-acceleration stimuli

E F Maas; W P Huebner; S H Seidman; R J Leigh

doi:10.1016/0006-8993(89)91145-1

Behavior of human horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex in response to high-acceleration stimuli

Brain Res. 1989 Oct 9;499(1):153-6. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)91145-1.

Authors

E F Maas¹, W P Huebner, S H Seidman, R J Leigh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.

PMID: 2804663
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)91145-1

Abstract

We studied the horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) during transient, high-acceleration (1900-7100 degrees/s2) head rotations in 4 human subjects. Such stimuli perturbed the angle of gaze and caused illusory movement of a viewed target (oscillopsia). The disturbance of gaze could be attributed to the latency of the VOR (which ranged from 6-15 ms) and inadequate compensatory eye rotations (median VOR gain ranged from 0.61-0.83).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Acceleration*
Adult
Humans
Male
Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular / physiology*
Rotation*

Grant support

EY06717/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States