Title :
The horizontal angular vestibulo-ocular reflex: A non-linear mechanism for context-dependent responses
Author :
Ranjbaran, Mina ; Galiana, Henrietta L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
fDate :
Aug. 28 2012-Sept. 1 2012
Abstract :
A bilateral model for the horizontal angular vestibulo-ocular reflex (AVOR) is presented in this paper. It is shown that by assigning proper non-linear neural computations at the premotor level, the model is capable of replicating target-distance dependent VOR responses. Moreover, the model behavior in case of sensory plugging is also consistent with reported experimental observations.
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; eye; neurophysiology; bilateral model; context-dependent response; horizontal angular vestibulo-ocular reflex; non-linear neural computation; nonlinear mechanism; premotor cell; premotor level; sensory plugging; target-distance dependent VOR response; Computational modeling; Head; Irrigation; Mathematical model; Modulation; Neurons; Neurophysiology; Animals; Humans; Models, Biological; Nonlinear Dynamics; Ocular Physiological Phenomena; Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular; Saimiri;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4119-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346811
