Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 1977 Apr 26;278(961):319-34. doi: 10.1098/rstb.1977.0045.

Plasticity in the adult vestibulo-ocular reflex arc.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences

G M Jones

PMID: 19786 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1977.0045

Abstract

Human subjects with maintained reversal of their horizontal field of vision exhibit very substantial adaptive changes in their 'horizontal' vestibulo-ocular reflex (v.o.r.). Short durations (8 min) of vision reversal during natural head movement led to 20% v.o.r. attenuation while long periods (4 weeks) eventually led to approximate reversal of the reflex. The reversed condition is approached by a complex, but highly systematic, series of changes in gain and phase of the reflex response relative to normal. Recovery after return to normal vision exhibits a similar duration, but different pattern, to that of the original adaptation. A chronic cat preparation with long-term optical reversal of vision has now been developed and shows similar adaptive and recovery changes at low test stimulus amplitudes, but different patterns of adaptive response at high amplitudes. An adaptive neural model employing known vestibulo-ocular pathways is proposed to account for these experimentally observed plastic changes. The model is used to predict the adapted response to patterns of stimulation extending beyond the range of experimental investigation.

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MeSH terms

• Adaptation, Physiological
• Animals
• Brain Stem / physiology
• Cats
• Cerebellum / physiology
• Eye Movements
• Habituation, Psychophysiologic / physiology
• Humans
• Models, Neurological
• Neural Pathways / physiology
• Reflex*
• Time Factors
• Vestibular Nuclei / physiology
• Vestibule, Labyrinth / physiology
• Vision, Ocular
• Visual Perception / physiology

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• Journal Article
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