Neurophysiology of Vergence Mediated Vestibular Responses

Event Date

Thursday, April 27th, 2017 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Speaker

W. Michael King, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Mentor, Neuroscience Graduate Program/Host: Natela Shanidze

Abstract

Abstract:

Animals with binocular vision exhibit vergence eye position related changes in the gain of their vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) consistent with geometrical expectations. These changes are seen in darkness, occur at short latency, and are associated with neural activity within the vestibular nuclei. I will briefly review the geometry and then discuss the behavioral and neurophysiological evidence that supports vergence mediated vestibular responses.

https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/khri/w-michael-king-phd

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