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Passive eye movements induced by electromagnetic force (EMF)in rats

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Accurate information on eye position in the orbit is available from visual feedback,efference copy of the oculomotor commands and proprioceptive signals from the extraocular muscles (EOM).Whereas visual feedback and oculomotor commands have been extensively studied,central processing of EOM proprioceptive signals remains to be elucidated.A challenge to the field is to develop an approach to induce passive eye movements without physically contacting the eyes.A novel method was developed to generate passive eye movements in rats.A small rare-earth magnet disk (0.7 mm diameter,0.5 mm thickness) was attached to the surface of a rat's eyeball.A metal rod (5 mm diameter) wrapped with an electromagnetic (EM) coil was placed near the magnet (8-15 mm).By passing currents to the EM coil,electromagnetic force (EMF) was generated and acted upon the magnet and induced passive eye movements.The EMF induced well-defined passive eye movements,whose directions were dependent on current polarity and amplitudes and peak velocities were dependent on current intensity and duration.Peak velocities of the EMF-induced eye movements were linearly related to amplitudes,exhibiting main sequence relationships similar to that of saccades in awake rats and eye movements induced by electrical microstimulation of the abducens nucleus in anesthetized rats.Histological examination showed that repetitive EMF stimulations did not appear to result in damages in the EOM fibers.These results validated the EMF approach as a novel tool to investigate EOM proprioceptive signals and their roles in visual localization and gaze control.

Eye movementProprioceptionExtraocular musclesStretch reflex

Yue Yu、Jun Huang、Chun-Ming Zhang、Tian-Wen Chen、David S.Sandlin、Shao-Xun Wang、Alberto A.Arteaga、Jerome Allison、Yang Ou、Susan Warren、Paul May、Hong Zhu、Wu Zhou

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Departments of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson MS 39216, USA

Department of Otolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan Shanxi 030001, China

MD/PhD Program, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson MS 39216, USA

Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson MS 39216, USA

Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson MS 39216, USA

Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson MS 39216, USA

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This study was supported by NIH grants to WZThis study was supported by NIH grants to WZThis study was supported by NIH grants to WZHZ

R21EY025550R01DC014930R01DC012060

2019

动物学研究
中国科学院昆明动物研究所 中国动物学会

动物学研究

CSTPCDCSCDSCI
影响因子：0.582
ISSN：0254-5853
年,卷(期)：2019.40(3)
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