System-level measurements. (a) Output pulse rate dependence on input for SCC and otolith channels. The channels were supplied with non-identical bias values. (b) Response time measurements. The response time of the processor is expected to increase with decreasing output pulse rate. Therefore, to obtain upper boundary values, the processor was supplied by a 0.5 Hz sawtooth signal varying between 0 V and -200 mV, which correspond to no head motion and maximum angular / linear inhibitory head motion, respectively. Time delay between sawtooth drop onset and the first pulse following the onset were measured for ∼20 cycles, which were then averaged to obtain the response times for both SCC and otolith channels. For clarity, input and output waveforms corresponding to only the SCC channel are presented.