Human proprioceptive gaze stabilization during passive body rotations underneath a fixed head.
Gaze-stabilization
Motion processing
Multisensory
Proprioception
Vestibular
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Jul 2024
29 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
11
03
2024
accepted:
19
07
2024
medline:
30
7
2024
pubmed:
30
7
2024
entrez:
29
7
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The present study explored the presence of torsional gaze-stabilization to proprioceptive neck activation in humans. Thirteen healthy subjects (6 female, mean age 25) were exposed to passive body rotations while maintaining a head-fixed, gravitationally upright, position. Participants were seated in a mechanical sled, their heads placed in a chin rest embedded in a wooden beam while wearing an eye tracker attached to the beam using strong rubber bands to ensure head stability. The body was passively rotated underneath the head both in darkness and while viewing a projected visual scene. Static torsional gaze positions were compared between the baseline position prior to the stimulation, and immediately after the final body tilt had been reached. Results showed that passive neck flexion produced ocular torsion when combined with a visual background. The eyes exhibited rotations in the opposite direction of the neck's extension, matching a hypothetical head tilt in the same direction as the sled. This corresponded with a predicted head rotation aimed at straightening the head in relation to the body. No such response was seen during trials in darkness. Altogether, these findings suggest that proprioception may produce a predictive gaze-stabilizing response in humans.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39075206
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-68116-0
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-68116-0
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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