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vestibular system  

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  • A common experience of childhood is spinning in circles and then stopping and feeling the world and oneself to be turning. These after-sensations are the result of stimulation of receptors in the vestibular system, or labyrinth, of the inner ear that are differentially specialized for the detection of angular and linear acceleration. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Vestibular System]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZZWHCD28-F

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