Some Recent Publications Related to
Research on Eye-Head Coordination
and Vestibular Neurectomy-Labyrinthectomy
at UCLA

Principal Investigator: Joseph L. Demer, M.D., Ph.D.

1. Demer, J. L. Mechanisms of human vertical visual-vestibular interaction. J. Neurophysiol. 68: 2128-2146, 1992.

2. Demer, J. L., Oas, J. G., and Baloh, R. W. Visual-vestibular interaction in humans during active and passive, vertical head movement. J. Vestibular Res. 3: 101-114, 1993.

3. Demer, J. L., and Amjadi, F. Dynamic visual acuity of normal subjects during vertical optotype and head motion. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 34: 1894-1906, 1993.

4. Baloh, R. W. and Demer, J. L. Optokinetic-vestibular interaction in patients with increased gain of the vestibulo- ocular reflex. Exp. Brain Res. 97: 334-342, 1994.

5. Demer, J. L., Honrubia, V., and Baloh, R. W. Dynamic visual acuity: A test for oscillopsia and vestibulo-ocular reflex function. Am. J. Otol. 15: 340-347, 1994.

6. Demer, J. L. Effect of aging on vertical visual tracking and visual-vestibular interaction. J. Vestibular Res. 4: 355-370, 1994.

7. Demer, J. L. Evaluation of vestibular and visual oculomotor function. Otolaryngol. Head-Neck Surgery . 112: 16-35, 1995.

8. Baloh, R. W., Yue, Q., and Demer, J. L. The linear vestibulo-ocular reflex in normal subjects and patients with vestibular and cerebellar lesions. J. Vestibular Res. 5:349-361, 1995.

9. Demer, J. L. and Viirre, E. S. Visual-vestibular interaction during standing, walking, and running. J. Vestibular Res. 6: 295-313, 1996.

10. Viirre, E. S. and Demer, J. L. The human vertical vestibulo-ocular reflex during combined linear and angular acceleration with near target fixation. Exp. Brain Res . 112: 313-324, 1996.

11. Crane, B. T., Viirre, E. S., and Demer, J. L. The human horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex during combined linear and angular acceleration. Exp. Brain Res 114:304-320, 1997.

12. Rabiah, P. K., Bateman, J. B., Demer, J. L., and Perlman, S. Ataxia: Ophthalmologic findings. Am J. Ophthalmol. 123:108-17, 1997.

13. Foster, C. A., Demer, J. L., Morrow, M. J., and Baloh, R. W. Deficits of gaze stability in multiple axes following unilateral vestibular lesions. Exp. Brain Res. , 116: 501-509, 1997.

14. Crane, B. T. and Demer, J. L. Human gaze stabilization during natural activities: Translation, rotation, magnification, and target distance effects. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 2129-2144, 1997.

15. Demer, J. L. and Crane, B. T. Vision and vestibular adaptation, Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, 119: 78-88, 1998.

16. Crane, B. T. and Demer, J. L. Human vestibulo-ocular reflex initiation: Effects of angular acceleration, linear acceleration, stimulus intensity, target distance, and unilateral lesions. J. Neurophysiol . 80: 1151-1166, 1998.

17. Crane, B. T. and Demer, J. L. The human horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex in response to small head perturbations during unrestrained visual search. Exp. Brain Res 125: 335-343, 1999.

18. Crane, B. T., and Demer, J. L. Gaze stabilization during during dynamic posturography in normal and vestibulopathic humans. Exp. Brain Res 122: 235-246, 1998.

19. Crane, B. T. and Demer, J. L. A linear canal-otolith interaction model to describe the human vestibulo-ocular reflex. Biol. Cybernetics, (in press), 1999.

Book Chapters

1. Demer, J. L. An ophthalmologist's approach to oscillopsia and vertigo. In New Frontiers in Ophthalmology. Edited by C. Y. Khoo et al. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1991, pp. 482-485.

2. Demer, J., L., Oas, J. G., and Baloh, R. W. Visual-vestibular interaction during high-frequency, active head movements in pitch and yaw. In Sensing and Controlling Motion. Vestibular and Sensorimotor Function. Edited by B. Cohen, D. L. Tomko, and F. Guedry. New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1992, pp. 832 - 835.

3. Oas, J. G., Baloh, R. W., Demer, J. L., and Honrubia, V. L. The effect of target distance and stimulus frequency on horizontal eye movements induced by linear acceleration on a parallel swing. In Sensing and Controlling Motion. Vestibular and Sensorimotor Function. Edited by B. Cohen, D. L. Tomko, and F. Guedry. New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1992, pp. 874 - 876.

4. Baloh, R. W., Demer, J. L., and Honrubia, V. Asymmetries in vertical visual-vestibular interactions: Causes and implications. Proceedings of the XVIIth Baranay Society Meeting, Krejcova, H., and Jarabek, J., eds. 1994, pp. 16-22.

5. Demer, J. L. Effect of aging on vertical visual tracking and visual-vestibular interaction. Contemporary Ocular Motor and Vestibular Research: A Tribute to David A. Robinson. Fuchs, A. F. , Brandt, T., Buttner, U., Zee, D., eds. New York: Thieme, 1995.

6. Viirre, E. S., and Demer, J. L. The vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) during horizontal axis eccentric rotation and near target fixation. In New Directions in Vestibula Research. New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1996, pp. 706-708.

7. Demer, J. L. How does the visual system interact with the vestibulo-ocular reflex? Disosrders of the Vestibular System R. W. Baloh and M. Halmagyi, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996, pp. 73-84.

8. Viirre, E. S., and Demer, J. L. Head and eye in three dimensions during standing, walking, and running. In Fetter, M., Missslich, H., and Tweed, D., eds. Kinematics of Eye, Head, and Limb Movement. Amsterdam: Overseas Publishers Association, 1997, pp. 217-223.