Neurophysiology of the optokinetic system.

Cerebellar flocculus Nucleus of the optic tract Optokinetic nystagmus Vestibular nucleus

Journal

Progress in brain research
ISSN: 1875-7855
Titre abrégé: Prog Brain Res
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0376441

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
entrez: 25 1 2022
pubmed: 26 1 2022
medline: 22 3 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

This chapter provides a review of early studies into the neural substrate for optokinetic-vestibular responses. Properties and connections of retinal and brainstem neurons contributing to optokinetic responses in the afoveate rabbit are summarized. Electrophysiological and lesion studies provide support for confluence of optokinetic and vestibular signals in the vestibular nucleus to provide the brain's estimate of self-rotation. Evidence for optokinetic-vestibular symbiosis in humans comes from the observation that individuals who have lost vestibular function show no optokinetic after-nystagmus in darkness, following full-field stimulus motion. An anatomical scheme for brainstem elaboration of optokinetic responses is proposed and cerebellar contributions are reviewed.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35074057
pii: S0079-6123(21)00211-9
doi: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2021.10.012
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doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

251-269

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

David A Robinson (DA)

Late Professor of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.

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