DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF EXPERIMENTS WITH LABYRINTHINE STATORECEPTORS.
Abstract
The report establishes a theoretical framework and computational procedures which lead to an experimental strategy for distinguishing between two alternative modes of operation of the vestibular statoreceptors: the question is whether individual kinocilia in the maculae sacculi and utriculi are innervated by single vestibular afferent fibers; or else, whether convergence of neural discharges originating from several kinocilia with different orientation of functional polarization occurs in vestibular afferent fibers. If the former condition prevails, it is possible to calculate the vector of maximal sensitivity of each kinocilium from the polar plot of nerve discharge rates, obtained at suitable head positions in the gravity field. The principle of the procedure consists in the matching of experimental data with a computer simulated model of sacculus and utriculus. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 15, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0685171
Entities
People
- Gerhard Werner
- Hershel Sacks
- James Fierst
Organizations
- University of Pittsburgh