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Neural basis of the spontaneous optokinetic response produced by visual inversion

Sperry, R. W.·1950·Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
DOI 10.1037/h0055479
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One of the most conspicuous behavioral effects produced by surgical rotation of the eyeball through 180 degrees is the forced circling or spontaneous optokinetic reaction. Animals with inverted vision caused by eye rotation tend to turn continuously in circles (4, 6, 8). In fishes and amphibians this circling may persist indefinitely with little or no correction by reeducation. Similar circus movement is caused by contralateral transplantation of the eyeball with inversion on only one axis and also by cross-connection of the optic nerves to the wrong side of the brain (7). In all these situations movement on the part of the animal causes the visual image to pass over the retinal field or its central projection in a direction opposite to normal. The forced circling phenomenon of inverted vision is an illustration of the importance of kinesthetic effects in visual perception. Under normal conditions the image of the visual field, whether it be stationary or moving across the retina, can be perceived as being either in motion or at rest depending upon whether the perceiving animal is moving or at rest. The apparent position and direction of motion of the visual field depend upon the posture

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Authors
Sperry, R. W.
Affiliations
University of Chicago (US)
Corresponding author
Sperry, R. W.
Venue
Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
1950
Volume
43
Issue
6
Pages
482-489
ISSN
0021-9940 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1037/h0055479
OpenAlex
W2051811141
Cited by
1,789
References
10
Citations by year
2026: 35 · 2025: 85 · 2024: 51 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 71 · 2020: 52 · 2019: 58 · 2018: 59 · 2017: 44 · 2016: 55 · 2015: 59 · 2014: 54 · 2013: 53 · 2012: 67
FWCI
2.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
Keywords
eye rotation, inverted vision, retinal image motion
MeSH terms
Humans, Vision, Ocular, Nystagmus, Optokinetic

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