Application of linear system analysis to the horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex of the alert rhesus monkey using pseudorandom binary sequence and single frequency sinusoidal stimulation

Horizontal eye movements of the alert rhesus monkey resulting from both pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) and single frequency sinusoidal rotational stimulation were analyzed using a PDP 11/40 computer in order to generate gain, phase, and coherence estimates at discrete frequencies between 0.008 and 1.28 Hz. A computer simulation of vestibular induced eye movements was used to validate our analysis procedures and to determine the effects of digital noise. Frequency domain transfer functions derived from gain and phase estimates revealed that the responses to PRBS stimulation and to single frequency sinusoids were not appreciably different. PRBS testing was accomplished in approximately one third the time required for sinusoidal testing and yielded highly reproducible data. We conclude that PRBS stimulation is a reliable and efficient method for assessing linear system parameters of the horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex. PRBS testing may be particularly and advantageous in studies of vestibulo-oculomotor plasticity in which rapid assessment of alterations in system dynamics is essential.

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