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January 1, 1950Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology

Neural basis of the spontaneous optokinetic response produced by visual inversion.

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RSR. W. SperryDePaul University

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Randomized trial demonstrates altered movement patterns in animals with inverted vision, indicating the role of visual processing.

Key Points

  • The research aims to understand the neural mechanisms underlying the spontaneous optokinetic response caused by visual inversion.
  • Animals underwent surgical rotation of the eyeball through 180 degrees.
  • Behavior was observed to analyze forced circling responses.
  • Experiments included contralateral transplantation of the eyeball and manipulation of optic nerve connections.
  • Animals with inverted vision exhibited continuous circling behavior.
  • Forced circling persisted with minimal correction from reeducation.
  • Kinesthetic effects significantly influenced visual perception and movement.

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R. W. Sperry (1950) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d720ef236f4746d45639aahttps://doi.org/10.1037/h0055479
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