As the main sensory system in maintaining balance and gait, the vestibular system might be involved in the mechanisms that drive such anomalies. Accordingly, vestibular laboratory tests have ...

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We included participants who were ≥ 18 years old, had a Graybiel questionnaire score ≥ 1 point after electric rotating chair stimulation, had no vestibular dysfunction, gave verbal confirmation of not ...

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The team found that motion activates glutamatergic neurons—neurons that produce glutamate, the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system—in the medial vestibular ...

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gustatory system and vestibular system. Sensory systems are composed of receptors that sense the sensory stimuli, brain areas involved in sensory perception and neural pathways that connect them.

Researchers hope their findings on motion sickness could also lead to improved medications for people with this condition.