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J Neurophysiol 67: 1124-1132, 1992;
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Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol 67, Issue 5 1124-1132, Copyright © 1992 by APS

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Spontaneous nystagmus and gaze-holding ability in monkeys after intravitreal picrotoxin injections

M. Ariel and R. J. Tusa
Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260.

1. Eye movements were measured in three rhesus monkeys after monocular intravitreal injections of picrotoxin, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) antagonist. The effects of this drug were tested when the animals were in a completely dark room, when they performed a smooth pursuit task, and when they viewed either a stationary pattern or a full-field optokinetic pattern rotating horizontally. 2. Between 15 and 20 min after the injection, a sustained conjugate spontaneous nystagmus developed in the dark, with the slow-phase movement in the temporal-to-nasal direction with respect to the injected eye. Peak slow-phase velocity ranged from 15 to 45 degrees/s. The nystagmus persisted for at least 1 h but stopped by the next day. 3. In a well-lit room, the nystagmus was completely suppressed, even during monocular viewing with the injected eye. When the lights were turned off, the slow-phase velocity of the spontaneous nystagmus slowly increased to a steady-state level within 70-120 s. 4. Horizontal smooth pursuit eye movements to a 1 degree target light moving in front of the animal +/- 20 degrees to either side of center of gaze at constant speeds were normal. Target speeds ranging from 15 to 60 degrees/s for both monocular and binocular viewing conditions were used. Binocular and monocular optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) to a full-field drum rotating at a constant velocity (5-90 degrees/s) were also normal. The initial pursuit and steady-state components of OKN were measured, as well as the velocity-storage component (optokinetic after nystagmus, OKAN).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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