Gravity displaces the crystals in a direction ... they might otherwise use to determine what is happening. Can the vestibular system differentiate between these two conditions?

After spending over 9 months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, and ...

Your vestibular system, your organs that provide information to the brain about your rotation and your acceleration, they're not working that great without being in gravity. Narrator: Without ...

Cats are known for their uncanny ability to land on their feet, but how does this reflex perform when gravity disappears ... flexible spines and acute vestibular system. Early studies using ...

but being in microgravity do not ever experience head tilt relative to gravity like on Earth. This has been hypothesized to drive central reinterpretations of sensory cues, particularly from the ...

However, upon reentry, it has to work harder to circulate blood under the effects of gravity, leading to temporary dizziness and weakness. Balance and coordination issues: The vestibular system ...