ISSN:
1432-1106
Keywords:
Vestibulo-ocular reflex
;
Modification
;
Plasticity
;
Optokinetic after-nystagmus
;
Dark rearing
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The characteristics of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) of a normal cat can be modified in response to visual demands. Two aspects of the VOR are modifiable independently by a normal cat: the gain and the balance. An imbalance results in a spontaneous nystagmus and an asymmetric VOR. Neither the gain nor the balance of a dark-reared cat's VOR is susceptible to visual modification. A cat whose crossed visual pathways are severed at the level of the optic chiasm is able to modify the gain of the VOR but not its balance. Both dark-reared and split-chiasm cats have only very short-lasting optokinetic after-nystagmus.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00238749
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