A COMPARISON OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OPTOKINETIC NYSTAGMUS IN CAT AND MAN.

Abstract

Optokinetic responses from 20 cats and 20 human subjects were compared under two different experimental conditions. Data indicate that cat and man possess completely different optokinetic responses: (1) cats show a well developed secondary optokinetic response, while humans do not; (2) humans show a directional preponderance in primary optokinetic nystagmus not found in cat; (3) marked adaptation of the primary optokinetic response was also characteristic of the human subjects. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 16, 1968
Accession Number
AD0684346

Entities

People

  • James W. Wolfe

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Astigmatism
  • Directional
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Nystagmus

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience