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The latency of pathways containing the site of motor learning in the monkey vestibulo-ocular reflex.

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Lisberger, SG
Published in: Science
July 6, 1984

The vestibulo-ocular reflex helps to stabilize retinal images by generating smooth eye movements that are equal to and opposite each rotatory head movement. It is well known that the reflex undergoes adaptive plasticity or "motor learning" whenever there is persistent image motion during head turns: the resulting changes in the reflex occur gradually and help to restore image stability. A new approach makes it possible to identify the pathways containing the site of motor learning according to their total latency in response to natural vestibular stimuli. The fastest pathways required 14 milliseconds to initiate a vestibulo-ocular reflex, but the site of motor learning was in pathways having latencies of at least 19 milliseconds.

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Science

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0036-8075

Publication Date

July 6, 1984

Volume

225

Issue

4657

Start / End Page

74 / 76

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vestibule, Labyrinth
  • Reflex
  • Neural Pathways
  • Motor Skills
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Learning
  • General Science & Technology
  • Eye Movements
  • Animals
 

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Lisberger, S. G. (1984). The latency of pathways containing the site of motor learning in the monkey vestibulo-ocular reflex. Science, 225(4657), 74–76. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6610214
Lisberger, S. G. “The latency of pathways containing the site of motor learning in the monkey vestibulo-ocular reflex.Science 225, no. 4657 (July 6, 1984): 74–76. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6610214.
Lisberger, S. G. “The latency of pathways containing the site of motor learning in the monkey vestibulo-ocular reflex.Science, vol. 225, no. 4657, July 1984, pp. 74–76. Pubmed, doi:10.1126/science.6610214.
Journal cover image

Published In

Science

DOI

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

July 6, 1984

Volume

225

Issue

4657

Start / End Page

74 / 76

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vestibule, Labyrinth
  • Reflex
  • Neural Pathways
  • Motor Skills
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Learning
  • General Science & Technology
  • Eye Movements
  • Animals