Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine 1 article published in JoVE Neuroscience Measuring the Influence of Magnetic Vestibular Stimulation on Nystagmus, Self-Motion Perception, and Cognitive Performance in a 7T MRT Gerda Wyssen1,6, Miranda Morrison2, Athanasia Korda2, Wilhelm Wimmer2,3, Jorge Otero-Millan4, Matthias Ertl1, Andreas A. Szukics1,6, Thomas Wyss2, Franca Wagner5,6, Marco D. Caversaccio2,3, Georgios Mantokoudis2,6, Fred W. Mast1,6 1Department of Psychology, University of Bern, 2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, lnselspital, University Hospital Bern and University of Bern, 3Hearing Research Laboratory, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 4Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, 5University Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 6Translational Imaging Center (TIC), Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine In this article, we describe the experimental setup, material, and procedures to assess reflexive eye movements, self-motion perception, and cognitive tasks under magnetic vestibular stimulation, as well as the anatomical orientation of the vestibular organs, in a 7 Tesla Magnetic resonance tomography (7T-MRT) scanner.
