The effects of retinal target location on suppression of the vestibulo-ocular reflex.
Experiments on human subjects exposed to angular oscillation whilst viewing a head-fixed display have indicated that the degree of suppression of the vestibulo-ocular reflex is dependent upon the peripheral location of the visual target. Suppression is greatest when fixating a central target and decreases in a graded manner for targets placed more peripherally. During central fixation a low-velocity nystagmus is still evident and there is no indication of any complete cancellation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex.
D005133:Eye Movements; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009038:Motion; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology