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Mental Illness and Susceptibility to Motion Sickness

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.128.12.1550

In attempting to explore the relationship between orienting mechanisms and behavior, the incidence of motion sickness in various diagnostic categories was determined and a meaningful diagnostic continuum was constructed. Through examination of unilateral versus bilateral seizure disturbances in one subgroup, it was possible to infer differences in interhemispheric access at the extremes of vestibular sensitivity, thus raising questions about underlying organization of brain function and behavior.

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