When you say the vestibular system, you just mean the semi-circular
canals and the Otoliths? The respond to acceleration. They can't
respond to velocity, because velocity does not impart a force on the
moving object. Though how this is coded further down the pathway, past
the 8th nerve/vestibular neculei I have no idea.
On Mar 7, 12:15 am, Mathias <mathiasDOTfranz... from webDELETEME.de> wrote:
> Dear ng,
>> I'm looking for a reference about whether the vestibular system yields
> an acceleration and/or velocity signal (e.g. used for the head direction
> and place cell system). Googling for this I found a website...http://paperairplane.mit.edu/16.423J/Space/SBE/neurovestibular/NeuroV...> ... that claims the vestibular system outputs a velocity and not an
> acceleration signal "over the range of normal head movements".
> Unfortunately there is no reference and I'm not even certain about which
> species they talk.
>> Any reference on this topic would be highly appreciated,
> Mathias
