Origin of torsional eye movements

  • riMLF burst neurons cause the contraction of eye muscles which not only rotate the eye vertically but also torsionally.
  • The two sides are not equal.
  • riMLF neurons on the right side act on muscles with a clockwise (CW) action (as seen in the figure).
  • Those on left act on muscles with counterclockwise (CCW) action.
  • Neurons in the INC tonic produce a tonic component which keeps the eye position deviated from center both vertically and torsionally

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University of Western Ontario
London Ontario Canada
Updated October 28, 2005

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