Origin of torsional eye movements

riMLF burst neurons cause the contraction of eye muscles which not only rotate the eye vertically but also torsionally. The two sides are not equal. riMLF neurons on the right side act on muscles with a clockwise (CW) action (as seen in the figure). Those on left act on muscles with counterclockwise (CCW) action. Neurons in the INC tonic produce a tonic component which keeps the eye position deviated from center both vertically and torsionally

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Department of Physiology
University of Western Ontario
London Ontario Canada
Updated October 01, 1996

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