Predictive control of the responses to re-orientating stimuli and its interaction with vestibular signals may be an important factor in protecting against spatial disorientation. Here we evaluated the influence of stimulus predictability on the cardio-respiratory responses to transient fore-aft linear accelerations.
Academic Department of Neuro-otology, Division of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK. kjauren@data.net.mx