Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Ocular fixation index and mathematical models

A Buizza1

  • 1Dip. Informatica e Sistemistica, Università di Pavia, Italy.

Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica
|May 15, 1998
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Extraction of traditional COP-based features from COM sway in postural stability evaluation.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2016
Same author

Affordable, automatic quantitative fall risk assessment based on clinical balance scales and Kinect data.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2015
Same author

Measurement on Tinetti test: instrumentation and procedures.

Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine·2001
Same author

Effects of caloric stimuli on frog ampullar receptors.

Hearing research·1999
Same author

Manuo-ocular coordination in target tracking. I. A model simulating human performance.

Biological cybernetics·1997
Same author

The performance of different pressure pulse generators for extracorporeal lithotripsy: a comparison based on commercial lithotripters for kidney stones.

Ultrasound in medicine & biology·1995
Same journal

[Allergy and vasomotor disorders of the sinusal and nasal mucosa].

Acta oto-rhino-laryngologica Belgica·2014
Same journal

Hairy tongue: a case report.

Acta oto-rhino-laryngologica Belgica·2005
Same journal

Ultrasonography as the method of incidental detection of mandible lesions.

Acta oto-rhino-laryngologica Belgica·2005
Same journal

Extracranial sinonasal tract meningioma: a case report.

Acta oto-rhino-laryngologica Belgica·2005
Same journal

Cartilage and tympanoplasty.

Acta oto-rhino-laryngologica Belgica·2005
Same journal

Facial pain from visceral origin.

Acta oto-rhino-laryngologica Belgica·2005
See all related articles

This study introduces mathematical models to interpret the ocular fixation index (OFI), suggesting visual suppression of vestibular nystagmus involves the smooth pursuit system (SPS). The model supports OFI

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Ophthalmology
  • Vestibular System

Background:

  • Ocular fixation test and ocular fixation index (OFI) are widely used but lack mathematical model interpretation.
  • Ocular fixation involves visual-vestibular interaction, a domain where mathematical models have successfully elucidated mechanisms.
  • Existing models effectively explain optokinetic-vestibular interactions, highlighting the potential for modeling OFI.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose the first mathematical model interpretation for the ocular fixation index (OFI).
  • To test the hypothesis that visual suppression of vestibular nystagmus stems from direct smooth pursuit system (SPS) action.
  • To explore the consequences and limitations of this hypothesis and its dependence on SPS performance.

Main Methods:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Development and application of simple mathematical models.
  • Hypothesis testing regarding the role of the smooth pursuit system (SPS) in visual suppression of vestibular nystagmus.
  • Examination of the relationship between OFI and SPS performance.

    • Main Results:

    • The proposed mathematical model provides a preliminary interpretation of OFI.
    • Results align with current understandings of visual suppression and OFI.
    • Quantitative support is provided for OFI's sensitivity to central vestibular diseases.

    Conclusions:

    • Mathematical modeling of visual suppression and OFI is in its early stages.
    • Models offer a theoretical framework for interpreting new experimental data on OFI.
    • Mathematical models may guide the development of novel test protocols for ocular motor function.