ISSN:
1432-1106
Keywords:
Vestibular nerve afferents
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Semicircular canal biophysics
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Semicircular canal time constants
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Vestibular neurophysiology
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Cat
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The response properties of cat horizontal canal afferents (N = 81) were characterized by three parameters: their long time constants (τ), low frequency gain constants (G1), and middle frequency gain constants (Gm). An average value of each of these parameters was calculated for each of eight animals and comparisons were made across animals. There were significant differences between individual animals in their average values of τ and Gm. There was also a significant negative correlation between τ's and Gm's. An animal with a larger average τ tended to have a smaller average Gm. We also used anatomic data on membranous canal duct diameter from the literature to independently estimate the potential effect of interanimal anatomic variability on the predicted range of τ and Gm values in a population. We then compared the data from our 81 afferents with the predictions from the anatomic data.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00237453
