Abstract
The function of the semicircular canal system is considered on the mechanical basis of the heavily damped torsion pendulum. It appears that this point of view has a first approximation validity. The deviations in the responses from the predicted mechanical behaviour point mainly to an inhibition of central origin. The so-called ` normal test subject ' tends to suppress the signals passing the stations between labyrinth and brain in a progressive manner: nystagmus is less distorted than sensation. A comparison between these two responses may yield information on the (dis)function of the vestibular tract.
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