Wilson V J, Schor R H
Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021-6399, USA.
Exp Brain Res. 1999 Dec;129(4):483-93. doi: 10.1007/s002210050918.
The purpose of this review is to assess the role of short-latency pathways in the vestibulocollic reflex (VCR). First the current knowledge about the disynaptic and trisynaptic pathways linking semicircular canal and otolith afferents with cat neck motoneurons is summarized. We then discuss whether these pathways are sufficient or necessary to produce the responses observed in neck muscles by natural vestibular stimulation and conclude that they are neither. Finally, alternate pathways are considered, most likely involving reticulospinal fibers, which are an important part of the neural substrate of the VCR.
本综述的目的是评估短潜伏期通路在前庭颈反射（VCR）中的作用。首先，总结了目前关于连接半规管和耳石传入神经与猫颈部运动神经元的双突触和三突触通路的知识。然后，我们讨论这些通路对于通过自然前庭刺激在颈部肌肉中观察到的反应是否足够或必要，并得出结论认为它们都不是。最后，考虑了其他通路，最有可能涉及网状脊髓纤维，它们是VCR神经基质的重要组成部分。
