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Scott H. Seidman, Ph.D.

Scott H. Seidman, Ph.D.

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About Me

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Postdoctoral Fellow:
Department of Neurology,
University of Rochester Medical Center,
Rochester, NY. 1993 - 1995

Education

PhD | Case Western Reserve Univ. Engineering, All Other. 1993

MS | Case Western Reserve Univ. Engineering, All Other. 1989

BS | Johns Hopkins University. Engineering, All Other. 1987

Awards

Honorable Mention:
National Science Foundation Fellowship competition. 1988

General Electric Foundation Fellowship. 1987

Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society. 1987

Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society. 1986

Research

Publications

Journal Articles

A Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Toric Versus Spherical Contact Lenses on Vision and Eyestrain.

Berntsen DA, Cox SM, Bickle KM, Mathew JH, Powell DR, Seidman SH, Little BK, Lorenz KO, Nichols JJ

Eye & contact lens.. 2019 January 45 (1):28-33. Epub 1900 01 01.

The perception of translational motion: what is vestibular and what is not.

Seidman SH, Au Yong N, Paige GD

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 2009 May 1164 :222-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Translational motion perception and vestiboocular responses in the absence of non-inertial cues.

Seidman SH

Experimental brain research.. 2008 January 184 (1):13-29. Epub 08/07/2007.

Multiple sensory cues underlying the perception of translation and path.

Yong NA, Paige GD, Seidman SH

Journal of neurophysiology.. 2007 February 97 (2):1100-13. Epub 11/22/2006.

Multiple sensory cues underlying the perception of translation and path

Au Yong, N.; Seidman, S.H.; Paige, G.D.

J. Neurophysiology. 2007; 97: 1100-1113.

Linearity of canal-otolith interaction during eccentric rotation in humans.

Seidman SH, Paige GD, Tomlinson RD, Schmitt N

Experimental brain research.. 2002 November 147 (1):29-37. Epub 09/13/2002.

A neurobiological approach to acquired nystagmus.

Leigh RJ, Das VE, Seidman SH

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 2002 April 956 :380-90. Epub 1900 01 01.

A neurobiological approach to acquired nystagmus.

Leigh, R.J.; Das, V.E.; Seidman, S.H.

Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci. 2002; : 380-390.

Canal otolith interactions during eccentric rotation in humans.

Seidman, S.H.; Paige, G.D.; Tomlinson, R.D.

Exp. Brain Research. 2002; : 29-37.

Characteristics of the VOR in response to linear acceleration.

Paige GD, Seidman SH

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 1999 May 28871 :123-35. Epub 1900 01 01.

Adaptive plasticity in the naso-occipital linear vestibulo-ocular reflex.

Seidman SH, Paige GD, Tomko DL

Experimental brain research.. 1999 April 125 (4):485-94. Epub 1900 01 01.

Human vestibuloocular reflex and its interactions with vision and fixation distance during linear and angular head movement.

Paige GD, Telford L, Seidman SH, Barnes GR

Journal of neurophysiology.. 1998 November 80 (5):2391-404. Epub 1900 01 01.

Tilt perception during dynamic linear acceleration.

Seidman SH, Telford L, Paige GD

Experimental brain research.. 1998 April 119 (3):307-14. Epub 1900 01 01.

Canal-otolith interactions in the squirrel monkey vestibulo-ocular reflex and the influence of fixation distance.

Telford L, Seidman SH, Paige GD

Experimental brain research.. 1998 January 118 (1):115-25. Epub 1900 01 01.

Dynamics of squirrel monkey linear vestibuloocular reflex and interactions with fixation distance.

Telford L, Seidman SH, Paige GD

Journal of neurophysiology.. 1997 October 78 (4):1775-90. Epub 1900 01 01.

Influence of sensorimotor context on the linear vestibulo-ocular reflex.

Paige GD, Barnes GR, Telford L, Seidman SH

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 1996 June 19781 :322-31. Epub 1900 01 01.

Perception and eye movement during low-frequency centripetal acceleration.

Seidman SH, Paige GD

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 1996 June 19781 :693-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Canal-otolith interactions driving vertical and horizontal eye movements in the squirrel monkey.

Telford L, Seidman SH, Paige GD

Experimental brain research.. 1996 June 109 (3):407-18. Epub 1900 01 01.

Perception and eye movement during low-frequency centripetal acceleration.

Seidman, S.H.; Paige, G.D.

Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1996; : 693-695.

The influence of sensori-motor context on the linear vestibulo-ocular reflex.

Paige, G.D.; Barnes, G.R.; Telford, L.; Seidman, S.H.

Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1996; : 322-331.

Evaluation of a video tracking device for measurement of horizontal and vertical eye rotations during locomotion.

DiScenna AO, Das V, Zivotofsky AZ, Seidman SH, Leigh RJ

Journal of neuroscience methods.. 1995 May 58 (1-2):89-94. Epub 1900 01 01.

Dynamic properties of the human vestibulo-ocular reflex during head rotations in roll.

Seidman SH, Leigh RJ, Tomsak RL, Grant MP, Dell'Osso LF

Vision research.. 1995 March 35 (5):679-89. Epub 1900 01 01.

Vertical, horizontal, and torsional eye movement responses to head roll in the squirrel monkey.

Seidman SH, Telford L, Paige GD

Experimental brain research.. 1995 104 (2):218-26. Epub 1900 01 01.

The cervico-ocular reflex of normal human subjects in response to transient and sinusoidal trunk rotations.

Sawyer, R.N.; Thurston, S.E.; Becker, K.R.; Ackley, C.V.; Seidman, S.H.; Leigh, R.J.

J. Vestibular Res., 4. 1994; : 245-249.

The cervico-ocular reflex of normal human subjects in response to transient and sinusoidal trunk rotations.

Sawyer RN, Thurston SE, Becker KR, Ackley CV, Seidman SH, Leigh RJ

Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation.. 1994 4 (3):245-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

An investigation of horizontal combined eye-head tracking in patients with abnormal vestibular and smooth pursuit eye movements.

Huebner WP, Leigh RJ, Seidman SH, Billian C

Journal of the neurological sciences.. 1993 June 116 (2):152-64. Epub 1900 01 01.

Loss of ipsidirectional quick phases of torsional nystagmus with a unilateral midbrain lesion.

Leigh, R.J.; Seidman, S.H.; Grant, M.P.; Hanna, J.P.

J. Vestibular Res. 1993; : 115-121.

An investigation of combined eye-head tracking in patients with abnormal vestibular and smooth pursuit eye movements.

Huebner, W.P.; Leigh, R.J.; Seidman, S.H.; Billian, C.

J. Neurological Sci. 1993; : 152-164.

Loss of ipsidirectional quick phases of torsional nystagmus with a unilateral midbrain lesion.

Leigh RJ, Seidman SH, Grant MP, Hanna JP

Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation.. 1993 3 (2):115-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Experimental tests of a superposition hypothesis to explain the relationship between the vestibuloocular reflex and smooth pursuit during horizontal combined eye-head tracking in humans.

Huebner WP, Leigh RJ, Seidman SH, Thomas CW, Billian C, DiScenna AO, Dell'Osso LF

Journal of neurophysiology.. 1992 November 68 (5):1775-92. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparison of predictable smooth ocular and combined eye-head tracking behaviour in patients with lesions affecting the brainstem and cerebellum.

Grant MP, Leigh RJ, Seidman SH, Riley DE, Hanna JP

Brain : a journal of neurology.. 1992 October 115 ( Pt 5) :1323-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

The stability of human eye orientation during visual fixation.

Ott D, Seidman SH, Leigh RJ

Neuroscience letters.. 1992 August 17142 (2):183-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

High-frequency vestibuloocular reflex as a diagnostic tool.

Leigh RJ, Sawyer RN, Grant MP, Seidman SH

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 1992 May 22656 :305-14. Epub 1900 01 01.

The torsional vestibuloocular reflex can be canceled but not enhanced by visual stimuli.

Seidman SH, Leigh RJ

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 1992 May 22656 :886-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Eye movements during motion after-effect.

Seidman SH, Leigh RJ, Thomas CW

Vision research.. 1992 January 32 (1):167-71. Epub 1900 01 01.

High-frequency vestibuloocular reflex as a diagnostic tool.

Leigh, R.J.; Sawyer, R.N.; Grant, M.P.; Seidman, S.H.

Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1992; : 305-314.

The torsional VOR can be canceled but not enhanced by visual stimuli.

Seidman, S.H.;Leigh, R.J.

Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1992; : 886-888.

Superior oblique myokymia. Quantitative characteristics of the eye movements in three patients.

Leigh RJ, Tomsak RL, Seidman SH, Dell'Osso LF

Archives of ophthalmology.. 1991 December 109 (12):1710-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Torsional, see-saw, "bow-tie" nystagmus in association with brain stem anomalies.

Weissman, J.D.; Seidman, S.H.; Dell'Osso, L.F.; Naheedy, M.H.; Leigh, R.J.

Neuro-ophthalmology. 1990; : 315-318.

The human torsional vestibulo-ocular reflex during rotation about an earth-vertical axis.

Seidman SH, Leigh RJ

Brain research.. 1989 December 18504 (2):264-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Behavior of human horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex in response to high-acceleration stimuli.

Maas EF, Huebner WP, Seidman SH, Leigh RJ

Brain research.. 1989 October 9499 (1):153-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Understanding the Mechanism and Treatment of Infantile Forms of Nystagmus and St (2008)

Chapter: Inertial and non-inertial contributions to the perception of translation and path. (In Press)

Authors: Seidman, S.H.

Publisher: Oxford University Press 2008

Three Dimensional Kinematics of Eye-, Head-, and Limb Movements. (1997)

Chapter: The VOR during head roll: Distinctive properties related to visual demands.

Authors: Seidman, S.H.; Paige, G.D.; Leigh, R.J.

Publisher: Harwood Academic Publishers 1997

Second Symposium on Head-Neck Sensory-Motor System. (1992)

Chapter: Control of head stability and gaze during locomotion in normal subjects and patients with deficient vestibular function.

Authors: King, O.S.; Seidman, S.H.; Leigh, R.J.,

Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York 1992