PMID: 6981782Jul 1, 1982Paper

Input to the vestibulo cerebellum and triceps brachii motoneurons during natural vestibular stimulation in frog

Neuroscience
J Amat

Abstract

The response of cerebellar Purkinje cells and nerve triceps brachii was recorded in paralyzed frogs during natural vestibular stimulation. The response from about 63% of the Purkinje cells (mossy fiber input) recorded in the vestibulo cerebellum and of the triceps nerve during triangular wave roll oscillation consisted of activity increase during the ipsilateral side-down half of the cycle and decrease during the contralateral side-down half. It was shown that this activity, which originates partially from ipsilateral vertical canals, can be added to, or suppressed by, otolithic activity, depending on head position and direction rotation. The fact that the response of Purkinje cells was similar to that of triceps nerve implies that the vestibulo-cerebellum receives information of vestibular signals passing to the motor system. The characteristics of otolithic-canal interaction recorded in triceps nerve may explain the motor disturbances that result from lesions of otolithic receptors.

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