Impaired perception of gravity leads to altered head direction signals: what can we learn from vestibular-deficient mice?

M Beraneck, FM Lambert - Journal of neurophysiology, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Many mutant mouse strains display pathological behaviors, such as head tilts, head
bobbing, or circling and waltzing, strongly suggesting that their vestibular system is …

Vestibular CCK signaling drives motion sickness–like behavior in mice

P Machuca-Márquez… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Travel can induce motion sickness (MS) in susceptible individuals. MS is an evolutionary
conserved mechanism caused by mismatches between motion-related sensory information …

Bilateral vestibular deafferentation impairs performance in a spatial forced alternation task in rats

Y Zheng, M Goddard, CL Darlington, PF Smith - Hippocampus, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Converging behavioral, electrophysiological, and neurochemical data suggest that lesions
to the peripheral vestibular system result in impairment of the hippocampus. Nonetheless …

Preliminary study on the mechanism underlying the interaction of balance dysfunction and anxiety disorder

F Zhai, F Shi, J Wang, CF Dai, C Fan - Neuroreport, 2019 - journals.lww.com
This study aims to explore the anxiety-related behavioral changes and the concentration
alterations of monoamine neurotransmitters in balance/anxiety-related nuclei of …

Improved balance performance accompanied by structural plasticity in blind adults after training

AK Rogge, K Hötting, V Nagel, A Zech, C Hölig… - Neuropsychologia, 2019 - Elsevier
Postural control requires the sensory integration of visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive
signals. In the absence of vision, either by blindfolding or in blind individuals, balance …

Anxiolytic effects of vestibular stimulation: an update

SS Kumar Goothy, J McKeown - … of Basic and Clinical Physiology and …, 2023 - degruyter.com
The vestibular system inhibits both HPA and SAM axis and contributes to the management
of anxiety. Both direct and indirect pathways exist in the inhibition of the HPA and SAM axis …

[HTML][HTML] Vestibular insights into cognition and psychiatry

C Gurvich, JJ Maller, B Lithgow, S Haghgooie… - Brain research, 2013 - Elsevier
The vestibular system has traditionally been thought of as a balance apparatus; however,
accumulating research suggests an association between vestibular function and psychiatric …

Neural substrates linking balance control and anxiety

CD Balaban - Physiology & behavior, 2002 - Elsevier
This communication provides an update of our understanding of the neurological bases for
the close association between balance control and anxiety. New data suggest that a …

Visually induced postural sway in anxiety disorders

MS Redfern, JM Furman, RG Jacob - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2007 - Elsevier
Postural sensitivity to moving visual environments in patients with anxiety disorders was
studied. We hypothesized that patients with anxiety disorders would have greater sway in …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced balance restoration capacities following unilateral vestibular insult in elderly mice

R Cassel, S Wiener-Vacher, A El Ahmadi… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Acute vestibular syndrome (AVS) is characterized by severe posturo-locomotor and
vestibulo-oculomotor impairment and accompanies several types of peripheral …