Neuronal Operations in the Vestibular System

by W. Precht

Overview

The original intent of the series Studies of Brain Function was to offer a forum to neurobiologists working in different fields to present some of their recent results in a more extensive way. What may have been or might be published in several papers appearing in different journals will thus be com­ bined in one monograph, thus making the data more easily available to a wider scientific community. It is also believed that such an attempt will provide a more comprehensive insight into one particular field of neurobiology. Admittedly, the monograph will represent a more subjective view than that provided by a classical review article. In this monograph I am going to describe a major aspect of my research, i.e., the central processing of information arising from the receptors in the semicircular canals and otoliths of the inner ear. I shall restrict this report to those systems that are concerned with the vestibuloocular transmission, since they offer particular opportunity to study sensory-motor integration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540085492
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	04/15/1978
Series:	Studies of Brain Function , #2
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Primary Vestibular Neurons.- 2.1 Semicircular Canal Afferents.- 2.2 Otolithic Afferents.- 2.3 Efferent System to Vestibular Receptors.- 3 Central Vestibular Neurons.- 3.1 Functional Synaptology of the Vestibular Input to the Vestibular Nuclei.- 3.2 Responses of Central Vestibular Neurons to Natural Stimulation.- 3.3 Central Interaction Between Bilateral Vestibular Inputs.- 4 Vestibulocerebellar Relationship.- 4.1 Inputs to Vestibulocerebellum.- 4.2 Vestibular and Proprioceptive Inputs to Anterior and Posterior Vermis.- 4.3 Cerebellar Effects on Brain Stem Neurons.- 5 Vestibuloocular Relationship.- 5.1 Electrophysiological Properties of Ocular Motoneurons.- 5.2 Functional Synaptology of Vestibuloocular Transmission.- 5.3 Morphological Aspects of Vestibular Input to Motoneurons.- 5.4 Pharmacology of the Inhibitory Vestibuloocular Reflex.- 5.5 Ionic Mechanisms of Inhibition of Ocular Motoneurons.- 5.6 Responses of Ocular Motoneurons to Natural Stimulation of the Labyrinth.- 5.7 Responses of Premotor Reticular Neurons to Rotation.- References.