Asymmetries of vestibular dysfunction in major depression

• Published in: Neuroscience Vol. 144; no. 1; pp. 128 - 134
• Main Authors: Ried, A.M. Soza, Aviles, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 05.01.2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major - complications; Depressive Disorder, Major - physiopathology; Female; Functional Laterality - physiology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mood disorders; Neurology; nystagmus; Nystagmus, Physiologic - physiology; Oculomotor disorders; Ophthalmology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; raphe nuclei; Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular - physiology; SCN; Vestibular Diseases - etiology; Vestibular Diseases - physiopathology; vestibular nuclei; Vestibular Nuclei - physiopathology; VOR; raphe nuclei; RE; nystagmus; VOR; SPV; LE; vestibular nuclei; depression; REM; SCN; slow phase velocity of the nystagmus; left ear; suprachiasmatic nuclei; vestibulo-ocular reflex; rapid eye movement; right ear; Mood disorder; Human; Vestibular function; Central nervous system; Depression; Encephalon; Eye disease; Asymmetry; Vestibular nucleus; Vestibular pathway; Nystagmus; Raphe nucleus; Oculomotor syndrome

Depression is characterized by alterations in the circadian secretion of hormones, sleep and motor activity, all of which are regulated by suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN). The vestibular system in the inner ear registers the amount of motor activity. To test the integrity of this motion sensitive syste...