TURTLE VESTIBULAR RESPONSES TO ANGULAR ACCELERATION WITH COMPARATIVE DATA FROM CAT AND MAN
Abstract
Under conditions in which visual cues were virtually eliminated, the box turtle (Terrapene c. carolina) responded to angular acceleration with a deviation of the head graded according to the intensity and duration of the stimulus. The head-turning continued throughout an acceleration and a subsequent deceleration served to return the head toward its normal central position. Habituation did not occur, nor could a vestibular ocular nystagmus be recorded. A similarity was found between the turtle head turning response and the slow phase of ocular nystagmus of cat and of man. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 26, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0255879
Entities
People
- George H. Crampton
- Wallace J. Schwam
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Laboratory