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MOWRER1 noted differences in head nystagmus elicited by rotation under conditions of ‘excitement’ and ‘rest’ in pigeons. Wendt2 has indicated that “inward-directed revery states” reduce nystagmus and that the subject must “maintain an environment-directed orientation” to avoid replacement of nystagmus by wandering, autogenous eye movements. The present work was undertaken to ascertain how nystagmus, produced by a standard vestibular stimulus, is modified by different sets of instructions and, further, to determine the effects of these conditions on the electroencephalogram.
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COLLINS, W., CRAMPTON, G. & POSNER, J. Effects of Mental Activity on Vestibular Nystagmus and the Electroencephalogram. Nature 190, 194–195 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/190194b0
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