When your inner ears and your eyes perceive conflicting motion, you might be in trouble. ozgurcankaya/E+ via Getty Images April 11, 2023 What causes motion sickness? Here’s how to reconcile the mismatch in what your senses are telling your brain James Phillips, University of Washington Motion sickness results when your senses report conflicting information to your brain that it can’t reconcile based on its expectations about how the world works.
Motion sickness affects people of all ages. metamorworks/ Shutterstock March 10, 2022 Motion sickness: this might explain why some people feel sick in cars or on trains Saima Rajasingam, Anglia Ruskin University There’s still a lot we don’t know about motion sickness – but the balance system seems to play a big role.
Metamorworks/Shutterstock November 13, 2018 Driverless cars may make you sick – but there’s a fix Spencer Salter, Coventry University New anti-sickness technology is needed for driverless cars to deliver on the promise of letting us read, work or watch films while we travel.
Feeling squiffy? You’re not alone. Shutterstock February 5, 2016 Take note Matt LeBlanc: here’s the scientific way to beat car sickness Farideh Javid, University of Huddersfield There’s a new Top Gear presenter in town. First tip: keep your eyes on the road …