PREFERRED AXIS OF ROTATION OF FLOCCULAR PURKINJE-CELLS IN THE DECEREBRATE CAT

Responses of 35 Purkinje cells in decerebrate cats were recorded durin g 0.5 Hz rotations in 4-11 vertical planes and the horizontal plane to determine their semicircular canal input. Most neurons received conve rgent input from two canals (21 neurons) or 3 canals (5 neurons). Few Purkinje cells were maximally sensitive to rotations about an axis app ropriate to their inferior olivary input as determined by Gerrits and Voogd [15,24,27,49].