Comparison of the adaptation time constants of the vestibulo-ocular reflex and of the sensation of rotation during sinusoidal stimulation.
The influence of adaptation on the phase characteristic of both the vestibular-ocular reflex and the sensation of rotation is investigated. The experimental data can be described by a second-order model with an adaptation term. The adaptation time constant Ta is found to be 135 s for the vestibulo-ocular reflex while it has a much lower value, 47 s, for the sensation of rotation. The difference is only found in the low-frequency region.
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D006801:Humans; D009760:Nystagmus, Physiologic; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D011930:Reaction Time; D012399:Rotation; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*