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Your inner ear helps the brain keep you balanced upright

Your inner ear helps the brain keep you balanced upright

Your inner ear helps the brain keep you balanced upright

Fluid-filled semicircular canals and otolith organs sense head motion and tilt, feeding the brain constant updates for posture and gaze.

Spinning until dizzy confuses that vestibular stream; vision and proprioception then fight to restabilize you.

Balance is a three-way conference call — ear, eyes, and body sense — chaired by the brain in real time.

Shahzad Mahota Shahzad Mahota @shahzad-mahota

Your inner ear helps the brain keep you balanced upright