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It sounds like they have no sense of balance, and use other cues instead, but the article doesn't seem to actually say that, sticking to "immune to motion sickn
by mkl 8y ago
It sounds like they have no sense of balance, and use other cues instead, but the article doesn't seem to actually say that, sticking to "immune to motion sickness". Can anyone confirm my interpretation? Is there a medical name for this?
- goodcanadian 8y agoI think the key line is this: These experiments help[ed] to improve understanding of how the body’s sensory systems work when the usual gravitational cues from the inner ear aren't available In a zero gravity environment, you won't have reference from the inner ear. These volunteers also did not have that reference due to their spinal menigitis, so it allowed a way to observe how the body's sensory systems behave in such a scenario.
- sbr464 8y agoThis is so awesome. Thanks for pointing out. I feel it’s easy to miss this info if you’ve never experienced deafness within Earth’s gravity.