About the Authors

Günter Kugler

Affiliations Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Doreen Huppert

Affiliations Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Maria Eckl

Affiliations Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Erich Schneider

Affiliations Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany

Thomas Brandt

thomas.brandt@med.uni-muenchen.de

Affiliations Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Competing Interests

Three of the authors, Günter Kugler, Erich Schneider and Thomas Brandt are shareholders of EyeSeeTec GmbH, manufacturer of the eye-tracking equipment used in the study. There are no patents to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GK DH ES TB. Performed the experiments: GK ME. Analyzed the data: GK ME. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GK ES. Wrote the paper: GK DH TB. Supervision of data analysis: ES. Revision of the manuscript: ME ES.