Galvanic vestibular stimulation
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Galvanic vestibular stimulation is the process of sending specific electric messages to a
biomedical
, pilot training, and entertainment. Not much is known about galvanic vestibular stimulation, but more scientists are continuing to research the topic.
A patient undergoing GVS noted:
I felt a mysterious, irresistible urge to start walking to the right whenever the researcher turned the switch to the right. I was convinced—mistakenly—that this was the only way to maintain my balance.
The phenomenon is painless but dramatic. Your feet start to move before you know it. I could even remote-control myself by taking the switch into my own hands.[1]
Notes
- ^ "MSNBC article: A remote control that controls humans". NBC News. 25 October 2005.
References
- Fitzpatrick RC, Day BL (June 2004). "Probing the human vestibular system with galvanic stimulation". J. Appl. Physiol. 96 (6): 2301–16. S2CID 8441435.
- Day BL (June 1999). "Galvanic vestibular stimulation: new uses for an old tool". J. Physiol. 517 (3): 631. PMID 10358104.
- Fitzpatrick R, Burke D, Gandevia SC (July 1994). "Task-dependent reflex responses and movement illusions evoked by galvanic vestibular stimulation in standing humans". J. Physiol. 478 (Pt 2): 363–72. PMID 7965852.
- Fitzpatrick RC, Marsden J, Lord SR, Day BL (December 2002). "Galvanic vestibular stimulation evokes sensations of body rotation". NeuroReport. 13 (18): 2379–83. S2CID 32077072.
- Fitzpatrick RC, Wardman DL, Taylor JL (June 1999). "Effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation during human walking". J. Physiol. 517 (Pt 3): 931–9. PMID 10358131.
- Fitzpatrick RC, Butler JE, Day BL (August 2006). "Resolving head rotation for human bipedalism". Curr. Biol. 16 (15): 1509–14. PMID 16890526.
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