Why Do We Experience Motion Sickness? | Pop Quiz

what causes motion sickness a your brain
is confused be your body senses poison
see both a and B or D motion sickness
isn’t real the answer C your brain is
confused and your body senses poison one
theory behind motion sickness is that
your brain experiences a glitch gets
confused and believes it’s being
poisoned
this whole mix-up is basically the
result of evolution not catching up to
technology cars boats trains they
haven’t been around long enough for our
brains to adapt our brains cannot
recognize how high-speed motion from
vehicles affect our bodies unlike
walking which we’ve had millions of
years to adapt to in a moving vehicle
you are likely sitting still your
muscles aren’t moving and your eyes are
probably not taking in much information
besides what you see out the window but
even though your body is still your
vestibular system a sensory system that
keeps you balanced is experiencing the
high speeds that you’re traveling your
brain is getting mixed signals making it
all confused and according to one theory
your brain may attribute this confusion
to a neurotoxin aka poison and how does
your body respond to a potential
poisoning well that’s where those barf
bags on airplanes come in handy where do
you experience motion sickness roller
coasters airplanes or just on a car ride
let me know on Twitter Anjali Gabrielle
though maybe spare me at the gory
details
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