Effects of Visual and Leg Proprioceptior Inputs on Recovery of Eyestalk Posture Following Unilateral Statolith Removal in the Crayfish

摘要

Recovery of motor function following partial sensory deprivation has been studied most intensively in the vesti- bulo-motor system of vertebrates (Dieringer 1995; Smith and Curthoys 1989). The process of recovery, called vestibular compensation, is known to be significantly affected by postopera- tive sensory conditions (Schaefer and Meyer 1974). Visual inputs, for exam-] Ple, play a crucial role in completing The functional recovery following uni- Lateral labyrinthectomy in the fish (in Goldfish, Burt and Flohr 1991a,b; in Lamprey, Deliagina 1997a,b).