Visual Suppression of Caloric Nystagmus and Optokinetic Responses in Cats
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Oto-Laryngologica
- Vol. 89 (3-6) , 497-503
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016488009127167
Abstract
Previously it was reported that loss of visual suppression (VS) was accompanied by disturbance of optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) in monkeys with lesions at the flocculus. In the present experiment with cats, OKN was investigated after inflicting lesions on either superior colliculus (SO or inferior olive (IO), both of which are considered to be the main prefloccular relay nuclei to mediate visual signals to the flocculus. VS of caloric nystagmus was recognized in all the IO-lesioned cats and OKN remained normal except in one cat. After the left SC lesions, loss of VS was evidently revealed and optokinetic stimuli produced directional preponderance to the left with diminished responses to the right in 7 of 9 cats. The present findings suggest that the SC may be an important relay nucleus to the flocculus in conveying visual signals responsible for VOR gain. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Der Verlust der visuell ausgelösten Suppression des kalorischen Nystagmus wurde nach Läsion des Flocculus in den Affen demonstriert; dann wurde optokinetischer Nystagmus (OKN) auch gestört. In diesem Experiment wurde an 42 Katzen OKN nach Läsion der unteren Olive und des Colliculus superior, wodurch der Flocculus das visuelle Signal empfängt, untersucht. Nach Läsion der unteren Olive wurde die visuell ausgelöste Suppression des kalorischen Nystagmus immer noch beobachtet und OKN, abgesehen von einer Katze, auch normal ausge-lost. Nach Colliculusläsion wurde der Effekt des Lichts auf den kalorischen Nystagmus an 7 von 9 Katzen nicht beobachtet und OKN in diesen Katzen zeigte das Richtungsüberwiegen nach links und die Verminderung oder den Ausfall nach rechts. Von diesem Resultat darf man daher wohl sagen, daβ Colliculus superior als präflocculärer Kern eine wichtige Rolle spielt.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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