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Role of the vestibular end organs in experimental motion sickness - A primate modelExperimental studies of the role of vestibular end organs in motion sickness experienced by squirrel monkeys are reviewed. The first experiments in motion-sickness-susceptible squirrel monkeys were performed under a free-moving condition with horizontal rotation and vertical oscillation. In the following experiments, the vestibular-visual conflict in the pitch plane was given to the chair-restrained (upright position) squirrel monkeys. Results of this study showed that the existence of otolith afferents, which continually signal the directional change of gravity and linear acceleration vectors, was necessary for the elicitation of emesis by the sensory conflict in pitch.
Document ID
19930071936
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Igarashi, Makoto
(Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: In: Motion and space sickness (A93-55929 24-52)
Publisher: CRC Press, Inc.
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Accession Number
93A55933
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-14546
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG2-289
Distribution Limits
Public
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