Recovery from Unilateral Labyrinthectomy in Primates

摘要: The mechanisms by which the central nervous system assures accurate dynamic vestibular responses when head is moving and static balance still are partially responsible for eye-head coordination of considerable interest both to clinicians basic scientists. Most recent experimental work in primates has focused on artificial manipulation visual scene during rotation with various optical devices (Gonshor Melvill Jones 1976; Lisberger et al. 1983) as well plugging semicircular canals (Paige or bilateral labyrinthectomy (Dichgans 1973), respectively, thereby testing vestibulo-ocular reflex adaptation. Much less attention been paid recovery (VOR) after unilateral primate. This a somewhat more complicated problem adaptive solve because creates not only decrease gain VOR but also tonic imbalance that causes spontaneous nystagmus directional asymmetry function.