ADAPTATION TO VESTIBULAR DISORIENTATION. III. INFLUENCE ON ADAPTATION OF INTERRUPTING NYSTAGMIC EYE MOVEMENTS WITH OPPOSING STIMULI,

Abstract

Failure of adaptation of nystagmic eye movements to occur under certain conditions of stimulation by angular acceleration has been ascribed to a failure to allow the eye-movement response to run its course. In this study, 3 groups of subjects were tested under conditions of repeated angular accelerations in which Group A received unidirectional stimulation, Group B received bidirectional stimulation with both responses allowed to run their course, and Group C received bidirectional stimulation but the response in one direction was interrupted. Adaptation occurred for all groups in spite of the different test procedures. Other implications of the results are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0649615

Entities

People

  • W. E. Collins

Organizations

  • Civil Aeromedical Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Acceleration
  • Eye
  • Eye Movements
  • Motion
  • Physical Properties
  • Unidirectional

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience