Local spatial navigation or "steering" in patients with vestibular loss in a virtual reality environment

CONCLUSIONS: This study found that patients with vestibular loss displayed slower gait speeds and traveled longer distances, though did not make more collisions, during a VR steering navigation task. Beyond the known influence of vestibular function on gait speed, vestibular loss may also contribute to less efficient steering navigation through an obstacle-laden environment, through neural mechanisms that remain to be elucidated.PMID:38073359 | DOI:10.3233/VES-230065
Source: Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Source Type: research