Latencies of response of eye movement-related neurons in the region of the interstitial nucleus of Cajal to electrical stimulation of the vestibular nerve in alert cats

1991 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Fukushima ◽  
Y. Suzuki ◽  
J. Fukushima ◽  
M. Kase
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Eye Movement ◽  
Vestibular Nerve ◽  
Interstitial Nucleus Of Cajal ◽  
Alert Cats ◽  
Stimulation Of

The interstitial nucleus of cajal (INC) is involved in generating downward fast eye movement in alert cats

1992 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Kikuro Fukushima ◽  
Tsutomu Ohashi ◽  
Junko Fukushima
Keyword(s):  
Eye Movement ◽  
Interstitial Nucleus Of Cajal ◽  
Alert Cats

Activation of the thalamic parafascicular nucleus by electrical stimulation of the peripheral vestibular nerve in rats

2017 ◽  
Vol 235 (5) ◽  
pp. 1617-1625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nari Kim ◽  
Myoung Ae Choi ◽  
Ho Koo ◽  
Byung Rim Park ◽  
Sang Who Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Vestibular Nerve ◽  
Parafascicular Nucleus ◽  
Stimulation Of

Characterization and adaptive modification of the goldfish vestibuloocular reflex by sinusoidal and velocity step vestibular stimulation

1992 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 2003-2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Pastor ◽  
R. R. de la Cruz ◽  
R. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Eye Movement ◽  
Constant Velocity ◽  
Directional Asymmetry ◽  
Vestibuloocular Reflex ◽  
Dynamic Component ◽  
Head Velocity ◽  
Vor Adaptation ◽  
Eye Velocity ◽  
Stimulation Of

1. The normal and adapted vestibuloocular reflex (VOR) of goldfish was characterized by means of sinusoidal, velocity step, and position step head rotations about the vertical axis. VOR adaptation was induced by short-term, 1- to 4-h, presentation of visual and vestibular stimuli that altered the ratio of eye to head velocity. 2. The VOR response measured with sinusoidal oscillations in the dark was close to ideal compensatory values over 2 decades (1/32-2 Hz). Gain approximated unity, and phase, in relation to the head, was nearly 180 degrees. The VOR was linear within the range of head velocity tested (4-64 degrees/s). 3. Head velocity steps from 1/8 to 1 Hz produced steplike eye velocity profiles that could be divided into an early acceleration-related "dynamic" component and a later constant-velocity "sustained" period frequently separated by a sag at approximately 0.1-0.15 s from the initiation of eye movement. The sustained response exhibited no decay during the constant-velocity component of the step. 4. Higher temporal resolution of the dynamic response showed the adducting eye movement to have a shorter latency, faster rise time, and larger peak gain than the abducting eye movement. The characteristics of this directional asymmetry were similar for position steps and electrical stimulation of the vestibular nerve. However, the asymmetry was not observed during sinusoidal head rotation, the sustained component of the step response, or after electrical stimulation of the VIth and IIIrd nerves. We conclude that this directional asymmetry is of central origin and may be largely due to the parallel vestibular and abducens internuclear neuron pathways onto medial rectus motoneurons. 5. The VOR adaptation process for both higher and lower eye velocity exhibited an exponential time course with time constants of 55 and 45 min, respectively. After continuous sinusoidal training for 4 h, VOR gain reached an asymptotic level 5% away from perfect suppression in the low-gain training, but 19% away from the actual performance in the high-gain paradigm. The time constant for VOR gain reversal was 5 h, and an asymptotic level 40% less than performance was reached within 10 h. 6. Adapted VOR gain was symmetrical for both directions of eye movement measured either during sinusoidal rotation or the sustained part of the velocity step. VOR adaptation also produced a comparable gain change in the nasal and temporal directions of the dynamic component, but this reflected the asymmetric characteristics observed in the preadapted condition.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

Firing Behavior of Vestibular Neurons During Active and Passive Head Movements: Vestibulo-Spinal and Other Non-Eye-Movement Related Neurons

1999 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 416-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. McCrea ◽  
Greg T. Gdowski ◽  
Richard Boyle ◽  
Timothy Belton
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Eye Movement ◽  
Head Rotation ◽  
Head Movements ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Body Rotation ◽  
Firing Behavior ◽  
Vestibular Neurons ◽  
Gaze Saccades ◽  
Stimulation Of

The firing behavior of 51 non-eye movement related central vestibular neurons that were sensitive to passive head rotation in the plane of the horizontal semicircular canal was studied in three squirrel monkeys whose heads were free to move in the horizontal plane. Unit sensitivity to active head movements during spontaneous gaze saccades was compared with sensitivity to passive head rotation. Most units (29/35 tested) were activated at monosynaptic latencies following electrical stimulation of the ipsilateral vestibular nerve. Nine were vestibulo-spinal units that were antidromically activated following electrical stimulation of the ventromedial funiculi of the spinal cord at C1. All of the units were less sensitive to active head movements than to passive whole body rotation. In the majority of cells (37/51, 73%), including all nine identified vestibulo-spinal units, the vestibular signals related to active head movements were canceled. The remaining units ( n = 14, 27%) were sensitive to active head movements, but their responses were attenuated by 20–75%. Most units were nearly as sensitive to passive head-on-trunk rotation as they were to whole body rotation; this suggests that vestibular signals related to active head movements were cancelled primarily by subtraction of a head movement efference copy signal. The sensitivity of most units to passive whole body rotation was unchanged during gaze saccades. A fundamental feature of sensory processing is the ability to distinguish between self-generated and externally induced sensory events. Our observations suggest that the distinction is made at an early stage of processing in the vestibular system.

Origin of surface potentials evoked by electrical stimulation of oculomotor nerves: are they related to electrooculographic or electromyographic events?

2002 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 941-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuya Sasaki ◽  
Kyouichi Suzuki ◽  
Masato Matsumoto ◽  
Taku Sato ◽  
Namio Kodama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Evoked Potentials ◽  
Eye Movement ◽  
Extraocular Muscles ◽  
Oculomotor Nerve ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Surface Electrodes ◽  
Oculomotor Nerves ◽  
Fine Print ◽  
Stimulation Of

Object. Evoked potentials elicited by electrical stimulation of the oculomotor nerve and recorded from surface electrodes placed on the skin around the eyeball reportedly originate in the eye and are represented on electrooculograms. Because evoked potentials recorded from surface electrodes are extremely similar to those of extraocular muscles, which are represented on electromyograms, the authors investigated the true origin of these potentials. Methods. Evoked potentials elicited by electrical stimulation of the canine oculomotor nerve were recorded from surface electrodes placed on the skin around the eyeball. A thread sutured to the center of the cornea was pulled and the potentials that were evoked during the resultant eye movement were recorded. These potentials were confirmed to originate in the eye and to be represented on electrooculograms because their waveforms were unaffected by the administration of muscle relaxant. To eliminate the influence of this source, the retina, a main origin of standing potentials of the eyeball, was removed. This resulted in the disappearance of electrooculography (EOG) waves elicited by eye movement. Surface potentials elicited by oculomotor nerve stimulation were the same before and after removal of the retina. Again the oculomotor nerve was electrically stimulated and electromyography (EMG) response of the extraocular muscles was recorded at the same time that potentials were recorded from the surface electrodes. In their peak latencies, amplitudes, and waveforms, the evoked potentials obtained from surface electrodes were almost identical to EMG responses of extraocular muscles. Conclusions. Evoked potentials elicited by electrical stimulation of the oculomotor nerves and obtained from surface electrodes originated from EMG responses of extraocular muscles. These evoked potentials do not derive from the eye.

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