Vestibuloautonomic Interactions: A Teleologic Perspective

Balaban, Carey D.; Yates, Bill J.

doi:10.1007/0-387-21567-0_7

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“…The vestibular system also influences cardiovascular and visceral control (Balaban and Yates, 2004;Spiegel and Sommer, 1944;Uchino et al, 1970;Yates and Miller, 1994;Zakir et al, 2000). Vestibular sensations can include palpitations, "queasiness" or even nausea, and other more vaguely defined visceral sensations.…”

Section: Panicmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The locus coeruleus, the raphe nuclei and the ventrolateral medulla have been proposed as contributors to panic etiology (Bellodi and Perna, 1998); these regions are interconnected with the vestibular nuclei and related pathways (Balaban, 1996;Balaban and Thayer, 2001). The vestibular pathways are likely to contribute to maintaining circulatory homeostasis during movement and postural changes, as well as affecting control of both 'pump' and upper airway muscles involved in respiration (reviewed by Balaban and Yates, 2004). Indeed, the associations of hyperventilation, dizziness and vertigo are well-known in the literature (e.g., Furman and Jacob, 2001;Sakellari andBronstein, 1997, Sakelleri et al, 1997;Theunissen et al, 1986).…”

Section: Panicmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Vestibular sensations can include palpitations, "queasiness" or even nausea, and other more vaguely defined visceral sensations. These visceral aspects of vestibular sensation occur without ready attribution (Balaban and Yates, 2004;Balaban, 1999).…”

Section: Panicmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…For example, pressure and warmth on the buttocks give a sense of direction while seated. Regional blood distribution, movements of the abdominal viscera within the peritoneal cavity relative to the torso (e.g., traction on mesenteries, contact with the parietal surface of the peritoneum and stretch due to pressure on the diaphragm), proprioceptive information, and changes in intraocular and intracranial pressure are also influenced by gravitoinertial stimuli (Balaban and Yates, 2004). Hence, driving may be an activity with a relatively high demand for somesthetic information processing for action-perception coupling during accelerating, braking and turning.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While in a car, vestibular, visual and proprioceptive signals have a different weight when compared to other situations. The driver experiences gravitoinertial accelerations that have differential effects on a large number of receptors in the muscles, cardiovascular system, and abdominal viscera (Balaban and Yates, 2004). The pressure on the skin and deep tissues, as well as temperature gradients on the body surface, gives information about gravity.…”

Section: Drivingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Visuo-vestibular contributions to anxiety and fear

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2015

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Balaban

2015

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The Anatomical and Physiological Framework for Vestibular Prostheses

Highstein

2012

The Anatomical Record

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This article reviews the structure function of the vestibular system and its pathology with respect to requirements for the design and construction of a functional vestibular prosthesis. The ultimate goal of a vestibular prosthesis is to restore balance and equilibrium through direct activation of vestibular nerve fibers. An overview of the peripheral and central vestibular systems that highlights their most important functional aspects re: the design of a prosthesis is provided. Namely, the peripheral labyrinth faithfully transduces head motion and gravity in both the time and frequency domains. These signals are described in hopes that they may be prosthetically replicated. The peripheral and central connections of the vestibular nerve are also discussed in detail, as are the vestibular nuclei in the brainstem that receive VIIIth nerve innervation. Lastly, the functional effector pathways of the vestibular system, including the vestibulo-ocular, vestibulo-spinal, vestibulo-colic, vestibulo-autonomic, and vestibular efferent innervation of the labyrinth are reviewed.

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Vestibular neurons in the rat contain imidazoleacetic acid‐ribotide, a putative neurotransmitter involved in blood pressure regulation

Martinelli¹,

Friedrich²,

Prell³

et al. 2007

J of Comparative Neurology

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A substantial body of research has led to the recognition that the vestibular system participates in blood pressure modulation during active movements and changes in posture, and that this modulation is effected at least partly by the caudal vestibular nuclei. The I-4 isomer of imidazoleacetic acid-ribotide (IAA-RP) is a putative neurotransmitter/modulator that is thought to be an endogenous regulator of general sympathetic drive, particularly systemic blood pressure. The present study employed immunofluorescence and light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry to visualize IAA-RP in the vestibular nuclei of adult male rats. The results demonstrate IAA-RP immunolabeling of subpopulations of vestibular neurons in the descending nucleus and the caudal half of the medial nucleus, with scattered immunostained vestibular neurons also present more rostrally. On the basis of double immunofluorescence staining for IAA-RP and calbindin, many of these ribotide-immunoreactive neurons appear to be innervated by cerebellar Purkinje cell afferents. Ultrastructural observations in the caudal vestibular nuclei confirm the IAA-RP immunolocalization in cell bodies and dendritic processes, and in some myelinated axons and presynaptic boutons. The regional distribution of IAA-RP immunoreactivity corresponds to the location of vestibular neurons involved in autonomic functions. The presence of IAA-RP in those neurons suggests that they participate specifically in vestibulo-autonomic regulation of blood pressure. The localization of immunostain in processes and terminals suggests that vestibulo-autonomic activity is subject to local feedback control. Overall, the observations offer a chemoanatomic basis for understanding the vestibular side effects commonly experienced by patients treated with clonidine and other imidazoline-related drugs.

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Vestibuloautonomic Interactions: A Teleologic Perspective

Cited by 39 publications

References 219 publications

Visuo-vestibular contributions to anxiety and fear

Visuo-vestibular contributions to anxiety and fear

The Anatomical and Physiological Framework for Vestibular Prostheses

Vestibular neurons in the rat contain imidazoleacetic acid‐ribotide, a putative neurotransmitter involved in blood pressure regulation

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