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Effects of Retinal Image Slip on Modulation of Visual Vestibulo‐Ocular Reflex During Near Viewing
Author(s) -
HAN YANNING H.,
KUMAR ARUN N.,
SOMERS JEFFREY T.,
RESCHKE MILLARD F.,
LEIGH R.JOHN
Publication year - 2005
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 - 10.1196/annals.1325.045
Subject(s) - slip (aerodynamics) , reflex , retinal , vestibulo–ocular reflex , optics , ophthalmology , optometry , physics , psychology , medicine , neuroscience , thermodynamics
A bstract : During viewing of a near target, the gain of the visually modulated vestibul‐ocular reflex (vVOR) exceeds 1.0. We investigated whether retinal image slip contributes to this gain increase by measuring responses during strobe illumination. Subjects showed greater gain values during normal versus strobe illumination of the near target, even during rotation at frequencies above 1.0 Hz, indicating that retinal image velocity information is used to optimize vVOR.