title: New experimental data on cat's optokinetic responses. Is there need to revise previous models of the optokinetic reflex?
abstract: New data on cat's optokinetic reflex (OKR) provided by Godaux and Vanderkelen (1984) have been interpreted by using a nonlinear model of OKR previously proposed by the authors. A general agreement between experimental data and theoretical predictions was obtained. In particular, the steep decrease of OKR gain observed experimentally at high frequencies appeared as a straightforward consequence of the intrinsic nonlinearity of OKR. In contrast with a recent statement by Gillis et al. (1984), it was concluded that the new data seem to confirm, rather than disprove, previous models of cat's OKR.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009760:Nystagmus, Physiologic; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*