2013
Input–Output Functions of Vestibular Afferent Responses to Air-Conducted Clicks in Rats
Zhu H, Tang X, Wei W, Maklad A, Mustain W, Rabbitt R, Highstein S, Allison J, Zhou W. Input–Output Functions of Vestibular Afferent Responses to Air-Conducted Clicks in Rats. Journal Of The Association For Research In Otolaryngology 2013, 15: 73-86. PMID: 24297262, PMCID: PMC3901862, DOI: 10.1007/s10162-013-0428-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVestibular end organsAnterior canalEnd organsHorizontal canalVEMP testVestibular afferentsPosterior canalOrgan afferentsSemicircular canalsAir-conducted clicksVestibular myogenic potentialsDB SLSprague-Dawley ratsVestibular afferent responsesSingle-unit recordingsIntra-axonal recordingsSensitive afferentsSaccular functionSternocleidomastoid muscleVestibular functionAcoustic click stimuliCanal cristaClinical assessmentMyogenic potentialsExtraocular muscles
2012
Frequency Tuning of the Cervical Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potential (cVEMP) Recorded from Multiple Sites along the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle in Normal Human Subjects
Wei W, Jeffcoat B, Mustain W, Zhu H, Eby T, Zhou W. Frequency Tuning of the Cervical Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potential (cVEMP) Recorded from Multiple Sites along the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle in Normal Human Subjects. Journal Of The Association For Research In Otolaryngology 2012, 14: 37-47. PMID: 23183876, PMCID: PMC3540270, DOI: 10.1007/s10162-012-0360-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic PotentialsSternocleidomastoid muscleMyogenic potentialsTonic levelsVestibular-evoked myogenic potentialsNormal human subjectsTuning curvesCVEMP responsesVEMP testFrequency tuning propertiesVestibular deficitsVestibular functionLower quarterLow sound intensities
2011
Click-evoked responses in vestibular afferents in rats
Zhu H, Tang X, Wei W, Mustain W, Xu Y, Zhou W. Click-evoked responses in vestibular afferents in rats. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2011, 106: 754-763. PMID: 21613592, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00003.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAfferent PathwaysAnimalsEvoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain StemMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyVestibular NerveVestibule, LabyrinthConceptsVestibular end organsVestibular afferentsAnterior canalPosterior canalHorizontal canalVEMP testingEnd organsVestibular myogenic potentialsSound-evoked responsesSprague-Dawley ratsClick-evoked responsesHuman vestibular functionSound sensitivitySternocleidomastoid muscleVestibular functionIrregular afferentsMyogenic potentialsSaccule functionAfferentsRatsCumulative probabilityCVEMPCanalNeural basisBroadband clicks