Effects of Otolithic Vestibular Stimulation on Sleep

Woodward, Suzanne; Tauber, Edward S.; Spielmann, A J; Thorpy, M.

doi:10.1093/sleep/13.6.533

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“…Sleep duration and frequency are increased in humans living in rotating rooms over a period of several days despite the absence of other motion sickness symptoms such as nausea (Graybiel et al, 1960). Furthermore, otolith stimulation via "rocking" has been demonstrated to enhance some stages of sleep and sleep efficiency (Woodward et al, 1990). In contrast, rapid or transient vestibular stimulation, such as falling, is sufficient to evoke a startle response (Yeomans et al, 2002) and wake an organism from sleep (Horner et al, 1997).…”

Section: Convergence Of Vestibular and Hypocretin Projectionsmentioning

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Medial vestibular connections with the hypocretin (orexin) system

2005

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The mammalian medial vestibular nucleus (MVe) receives input from all vestibular endorgans and provides extensive projections to the central nervous system. Recent studies have demonstrated projections from the MVe to the circadian rhythm system. In addition, there are known projections from the MVe to regions considered to be involved in sleep and arousal. In this study, afferent and efferent subcortical connectivity of the medial vestibular nucleus of the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) was evaluated using cholera toxin subunit-B (retrograde), Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin (anterograde), and pseudorabies virus (transneuronal retrograde) tract-tracing techniques. The results demonstrate MVe connections with regions mediating visuomotor and postural control, as previously observed in other mammals. The data also identify extensive projections from the MVe to regions mediating arousal and sleep-related functions, most of which receive immunohistochemically identified projections from the lateral hypothalamic hypocretin (orexin) neurons. These include the locus coeruleus, dorsal and pedunculopontine tegmental nuclei, dorsal raphe, and lateral preoptic area. The MVe itself receives a projection from hypocretin cells. CTB tracing demonstrated reciprocal connections between the MVe and most brain areas receiving MVe efferents. Virus tracing confirmed and extended the MVe afferent connections identified with CTB and additionally demonstrated transneuronal connectivity with the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the medial habenular nucleus. These anatomical data indicate that the vestibular system has access to a broad array of neural functions not typically associated with visuomotor, balance, or equilibrium, and that the MVe is likely to receive information from many of the same regions to which it projects.

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Section: Convergence Of Vestibular and Hypocretin Projectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Medial vestibular connections with the hypocretin (orexin) system

2005

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“…Only two studies were conducted, where the effect of the provided vestibular stimulation on sleep was analyzed based on physiological measurements including brain activity (Electroencephalogram, EEG). Both studies suggest a facilitated transition between wakefulness and sleep and to deeper sleep stages [7], [8]. However, in both studies the characteristics and the direction of the chosen movements were not particularly motivated.…”

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Somnomat: A novel device to investigate the influence of vestibular stimulation on sleep

Crivelli

Heinicke

Omlin

et al. 2014

5th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

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Sleep disorders affect about one third of the general population. Rocking movements may help to shorten sleep onset latency and enhance sleep quality. However, from a scientific point of view, the relation between vestibular stimulation and sleep remains unclear. This paper presents a novel device to investigate the influence of vestibular stimulation on sleeping human subjects. The developed device includes two actuated bed platforms allowing to provide adjustable rocking motion along five different movement axes: three translations along the longitudinal, lateral, and vertical body axes, and two swing-like rotations along longitudinal and lateral direction. The robotic platforms have been designed in order to fulfil the special requirements of sleep research. Rocking trajectories with linear velocity below 15 cm/s ensure smooth, confortable, and quiet conditions (Leq < 40 dBA) for all the five axes. The presented approach will allow to systematically investigate the influence of different kinds of rocking movement on human sleep.

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“…Vestibular stimulation was obtained using a bed that swung with a moderate to low frequency of 0.25 Hz and a peak horizontal acceleration of 0.1 m/s 2 . Older studies have reported anecdotal but not statistical evidence for similar effects (Woodward et al, 1990). Bayer and colleagues (2011) argue that vestibular stimulation may enhance synchronicity in thalamo-cortical networks, caused by vestibular and somatosensory input to the thalamic nuclei, which could promote onset and maintenance of sleep.…”

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The Moving History of Vestibular Stimulation as a Therapeutic Intervention

Grabherr¹,

Macauda²,

Lenggenhager³

2017

Vestibular Cognition

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Although the discovery and understanding of the function of the vestibular system date back only to the 19th century, strategies that involve vestibular stimulation were used long before to calm, soothe and even cure people. While such stimulation was classically achieved with various motion devices, like Cox's chair or Hallaran's swing, the development of caloric and galvanic vestibular stimulation has opened up new possibilities in the 20th century. With the increasing knowledge and recognition of vestibular contributions to various perceptual, motor, cognitive, and emotional processes, vestibular stimulation has been suggested as a powerful and non-invasive treatment for a range of psychiatric, neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions. Yet, the therapeutic interventions were, and still are, often not hypothesis-driven as broader theories remain scarce and underlying neurophysiological mechanisms are often vague. We aim to critically review the literature on vestibular stimulation as a form of therapy in various selected disorders and present its successes, expectations, and drawbacks from a historical perspective. AbstractAlthough the discovery and understanding of the function of the vestibular system date back only to the

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Effects of Otolithic Vestibular Stimulation on Sleep

Cited by 41 publications

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Medial vestibular connections with the hypocretin (orexin) system

Medial vestibular connections with the hypocretin (orexin) system

Somnomat: A novel device to investigate the influence of vestibular stimulation on sleep

The Moving History of Vestibular Stimulation as a Therapeutic Intervention

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