Linked Life Data

2047862

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/2047862

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5012
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
The neural integrator, which converts eye velocity signals into position signals, is central to oculomotor theory. Similar integrators are probably necessary in any neural system that changes and maintains muscular tension. The integrator for horizontal eye position is in the pons, but the locations of the vertical and torsional integrators have not been clearly defined. Recording three-dimensional eye movements in alert monkeys during microstimulation and pharmacological inactivation of midbrain sites showed that the interstitial nucleus of Cajal generates both the torsional and vertical eye position signals. Up and down signals are linked with clockwise signals in the right brain and counterclockwise signals in the left brain. This three-dimensional coordinate system achieves orthogonality and bilateral symmetry without redundancy and optimizes energy efficiency for horizontal visual scanning.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
252
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1551-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-3-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Generation of torsional and vertical eye position signals by the interstitial nucleus of Cajal.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't