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Complex Spike Activity in the Flocculus Signals More than the Eye Can See
Author(s) -
SIMPSON J. I.,
BELTON T.,
SUH M.,
WINKELMAN B.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb07570.x
Subject(s) - spike (software development) , flocculus , neuroscience , modulation (music) , purkinje cell , vestibulo–ocular reflex , stimulation , contrast (vision) , vestibular system , cerebellum , psychology , computer science , physics , artificial intelligence , software engineering , acoustics
A bstract : Modulation of the complex spike activity of Purkinje cells in the cerebellar flocculus can convey not only visual signals but also nonvisual signals. The nonvisual complex spike modulation, which is readily observed with vestibular stimulation of the awake rabbit in darkness, is approximately in‐phase with the concomitant simple spike modulation. This nonreciprocal relationship contrasts to the reciprocal relationship found when the rabbit is afforded vision.