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The influence of caloric stimulation on the otolith organs in the cat
1Department of Otolaryngology, Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Abstract:
The influence of caloric stimulation on the otolith organs was investigated in cats by recording the firing rate of the single vestibular nerve fiber originating from each otolith organ. Sixty-six percent of the vestibular nerve fibers originating from the otolith organs responded to the caloric stimulation. The caloric nystagmus occurred not only by the activities of the semicircular canal system but also by those of the otolith system.

