RT Book, Section SR Print(0) ID 1101681701 T1 The Vestibular System T2 Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-139011-8 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101681701 RD 2024/09/11 AB The Vestibular Apparatus in the Inner Ear Contains Five Receptor OrgansHair Cells Transduce Mechanical Stimuli into Receptor PotentialsThe Semicircular Canals Sense Head RotationThe Otolith Organs Sense Linear AccelerationsMost Movements Elicit Complex Patterns of Vestibular StimulationVestibulo-Ocular Reflexes Stabilize the Eyes and Body When the Head MovesThe Rotational Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Compensates for Head RotationThe Otolithic Reflexes Compensate for Linear Motion and Head DeviationsVestibulo-Ocular Reflexes Are Supplemented by Optokinetic ResponsesCentral Connections of the Vestibular Apparatus Integrate Vestibular, Visual, and Motor SignalsThe Vestibular Nerve Carries Information on Head Velocity to the Vestibular NucleiA Brain Stem Network Connects the Vestibular System with the Oculomotor SystemTwo Visual Pathways Drive the Optokinetic ReflexesThe Cerebral Cortex Integrates Vestibular, Visual, and Somatosensory InputsThe Cerebellum Adjusts the Vestibulo-Ocular ReflexClinical Syndromes Elucidate Normal Vestibular FunctionUnilateral Vestibular Hypofunction Causes Pathological NystagmusBilateral Vestibular Hypofunction Interferes with Normal VisionAn Overall View