Saccular function is associated with both angular and distance errors on the triangle completion test.

CONCLUSIONS: Saccular function appears to play a prominent role in accurate spatial navigation during a blindfolded navigation task.
SIGNIFICANCE: We hypothesize that gravitational cues detected by the saccule may be integrated into estimation of place as well as heading direction.
PMID: 31569041 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - September 16, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Anson ER, Ehrenburg MR, Wei EX, Bakar D, Simonsick E, Agrawal Y Tags: Clin Neurophysiol Source Type: research