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ArticleJournal of audiology & otology2021

The Impact of Optical Illusions on the Vestibular System.

Şeyma Tuğba Öztürk, Mustafa Bülent Şerbetçioğlu, Kerem Ersin, Oğuz Yılmaz

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Virtual reality stimulation modulates saccular activity and vestibular system responses.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  2. The effect of visual scene on VEMP responses.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  4. Illusory tilt does not induce optostatic torsion.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  7. The Effect of Somatosensorial System on Vestibular System.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
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Şeyma Tuğba ÖztürkDepartment of Audiology, Faculty of Health and Science, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mustafa Bülent ŞerbetçioğluDepartment of Audiology, Faculty of Health and Science, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Kerem ErsinDepartment of Audiology, Faculty of Health and Science, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Oğuz YılmazDepartment of Audiology, Faculty of Health and Science, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesBalance control is maintained in stationary and dynamic conditions, with coordinated muscle responses generated by somatosensory, vestibular, and visual inputs. This study aimed to investigate how the vestibular system is affected in the presence of an optical illusion to better understand the interconnected pathways of the visual and vestibular systems. Subjects and.

methodsThe study involved 54 young adults (27 males and 27 females) aged 18-25 years. The recruited participants were subjected to the cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP) test and video head impulse test (vHIT). The cVEMP and vHIT tests were performed once each in the absence and presence of an optical illusion. In addition, after each test, whether the individuals felt balanced was determined using a questionnaire.

resultscVEMP results in the presence of the optical illusion showed shortened latencies and increased amplitudes for the left side in comparison to the results in the absence of the optical illusion (p≤0.05). When vHIT results were compared, it was seen that the right lateral and bilateral anterior canal gains were increased, almost to 1.0 (p<0.05).

conclusionsIt is thought that when the visual-vestibular inputs are incompatible with each other, the sensory reweighting mechanism is activated, and this mechanism strengthens the more reliable (vestibular) inputs, while suppressing the less reliable (visual) inputs. As long as the incompatible condition persists, the sensory reweighting mechanism will continue to operate, thanks to the feedback loop from the efferent vestibular system.

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Head impulse testOptical illusionsPostural balanceVestibular evoked myogenic potentialsVestibulo-ocular reflex

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PMCPMC8311056

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