Title :
A shared controller for eye-head coordination preserves an intact VOR despite context-dependent central responses
Author :
Galiana, H.L. ; Wagner, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A shared controller reproduces numerous physiological and behavioral observations during head-free gaze movements. In particular, it demonstrates a functional vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) during head-perturbed gaze shifts and apparent VOR attenuation otherwise
Keywords :
biocontrol; eye; mechanoception; neurophysiology; vision; apparent VOR attenuation; behavioral observations; context-dependent central responses; eye-head coordination; functional VOR; head-free gaze movements; head-perturbed gaze shifts; intact VOR; physiological observations; shared controller; vestibulo-ocular reflex; Anatomy; Attenuation; Biomedical engineering; Brain modeling; Eyes; Gold; Irrigation; Magnetic heads; Mirrors; Robot kinematics;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804122
