This project will investigate the role of noise in the vestibular system, and in particular its effects on the variability (precision) of vestibular-mediated behaviors. The investigators will study vestibular precision in normal subjects and patients with peripheral vestibular damage, and will investigate its potential plasticity. The goals are to develop a better understanding of the role noise plays in the vestibular system in normal and pathologic populations, and to determine if the brain can learn to improve signal recognition within its inherently noisy neural environment, which would result in improved behavioral precision.
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Change in perceptual thresholds
Timeframe: baseline and post-training (1 hour)
Change in rapid measure of gait
Timeframe: baseline and post-training (1 hour)
Change in measure of inducible dizziness
Timeframe: baseline and post-training (1 hour)