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  • Title: A trail of artificial vestibular stimulation: electricity, heat, and magnet.
    Author: Shaikh AG.
    Journal: J Neurophysiol; 2012 Jul; 108(1):1-4. PubMed ID: 22457451.
    Abstract:
    The interaction between the magnetic field of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine and ion currents within the inner-ear endolymph results in a Lorentz force. This force produces a pressure that pushes on the cupula within the semicircular canals causing nystagmus and vertigo. Here I discuss several implications of this unique and noninvasive way to stimulate the vestibular system in experimental neurophysiology and clinical neurology.
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