Four channel electronystagmographic (ENG) studies of eye movements induced by linear accelerations.
A parallel-swing ENG study in rabbits led to two investigative conclusions: (a) for experimental purposes the parallel swing test must be performed with monocular, both horizontal and vertical leads, and (b) such studies must be performed in a darkened room. Following surgical bilateral "immobilization" of the cupulae of the horizontal semicircular canals, horizontal nystagmus induced in the parallel-swing test is probably generated by the otolithic system.
D000054:Acceleration; D000818:Animals; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000502:physiology; D004584:Electronystagmography / Q000379:methods; D004585:Electrooculography; D005133:Eye Movements; D009038:Motion; D011817:Rabbits; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000502:physiology; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000502:physiology*