Surroundings continue to appear to rotate after stopping spinning due to vestibular inertia
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Surroundings continue to appear to rotate after stopping spinning due to vestibular inertia, which is caused by the continued movement of endolymph fluid and subsequent delayed mechanical recovery of the cupula in the semicircular canals.
Evidence for · 3
THE EFFECT OF REPETITION ON MEASUREMENTS OF POST‐ROTATIONAL TURNING SENSATION AND NYSTAGMUS IN MAN
1968 · cited by 8
Paper 4 documents post-rotational turning sensations and nystagmus resulting from deceleration after spinning.
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More for · 2
Effect of a False Inertial Cue in the Velocity-Storage Circuit on Head Posture and Inertia Perception.
2023 · cited by 4
Paper 6 discusses how the velocity-storage circuit and vestibular pathways process rotational inertia and motion perception after stopping.
Simulation of endolymph flow for response of cupula
2020 · cited by 2
Paper 8 explains that the cupula in the semicircular canal is excited and deflected by endolymph flow caused by the inertia of head movement.