Transformation of spatiotemporal dynamics in the macaque vestibular system from otolith afferents to cortex

J Laurens, S Liu, XJ Yu, R Chan, D Dickman… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.20787.001 Sensory signals undergo substantial recoding when neural activity
is relayed from sensors through pre-thalamic and thalamic nuclei to cortex. To explore how …

Neurons compute internal models of the physical laws of motion

DE Angelaki, AG Shaikh, AM Green, JD Dickman - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
A critical step in self-motion perception and spatial awareness is the integration of motion
cues from multiple sensory organs that individually do not provide an accurate representation …

Neural correlates of a magnetic sense

LQ Wu, JD Dickman - science, 2012 - science.org
Many animals rely on Earth’s magnetic field for spatial orientation and navigation. However,
how the brain receives and interprets magnetic field information is unknown. Support for the …

Asymmetric localization of Vangl2 and Fz3 indicate novel mechanisms for planar cell polarity in mammals

…, N Sans, D Huss, J Kach, JD Dickman… - Journal of …, 2006 - Soc Neuroscience
Planar cell polarity (PCP) is a process in which cells develop with uniform orientation within
the plane of an epithelium. To begin to elucidate the mechanisms of PCP in vertebrates, the …

Computation of inertial motion: neural strategies to resolve ambiguous otolith information

DE Angelaki, MQ McHenry, JD Dickman… - Journal of …, 1999 - Soc Neuroscience
According to Einstein’s equivalence principle, inertial accelerations during translational
motion are physically indistinguishable from gravitational accelerations experienced during …

[PDF][PDF] Purkinje cells in posterior cerebellar vermis encode motion in an inertial reference frame

…, AG Shaikh, AM Green, PM Blazquez, JD Dickman… - Neuron, 2007 - cell.com
The ability to orient and navigate through the terrestrial environment represents a computational
challenge common to all vertebrates. It arises because motion sensors in the inner ear, …

Spatiotemporal processing of linear acceleration: primary afferent and central vestibular neuron responses

DE Angelaki, JD Dickman - Journal of neurophysiology, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
Spatiotemporal convergence and two-dimensional (2-D) neural tuning have been proposed
as a major neural mechanism in the signal processing of linear acceleration. To examine …

Vestibular signals in primate thalamus: properties and origins

H Meng, PJ May, JD Dickman… - Journal of …, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
Vestibular activation is found in diverse cortical areas. To characterize the pathways and
types of signals supplied to cortex, we recorded responses to rotational and/or translational …

Vestibular convergence patterns in vestibular nuclei neurons of alert primates

JD Dickman, DE Angelaki - Journal of neurophysiology, 2002 - journals.physiology.org
Sensory signal convergence is a fundamental and important aspect of brain function. Such
convergence may often involve complex multidimensional interactions as those proposed for …

[HTML][HTML] Otopetrin 1 is required for otolith formation in the zebrafish Danio rerio

…, NP Rath, B Hurle, E Ignatova, JD Dickman… - Developmental …, 2004 - Elsevier
Orientation with respect to gravity is essential for the survival of complex organisms. The
gravity receptor is one of the phylogenetically oldest sensory systems, and special adaptations …