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