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| + | '''Vertigo''' is a [[motion sickness]] caused by the false perception that the body is falling when the body is still. Vertigo is usually caused by an imbalance in the [[inner ear]] which the [[brain]] tries to rectify (causing the perceived motion), but it can also be brought about by [[hallucinogen]]ic drugs which disorient space for the brain. | ||
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Revision as of 19:14, July 16, 2008
For the 1958 film by Alfred Hitchcock, see Vertigo (film, 1958)
Vertigo is a motion sickness caused by the false perception that the body is falling when the body is still. Vertigo is usually caused by an imbalance in the inner ear which the brain tries to rectify (causing the perceived motion), but it can also be brought about by hallucinogenic drugs which disorient space for the brain.