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THE non-acoustic functions of the vertebrate ear are localized in the semi-circular canals with their ampullary end organs, and the utriculus, the anterior or uppermost of the two or three otolith organs of the vestibulum1. The function of the semicircular canals is restricted to the perception of angular accelerations occurring during rotational movements, chiefly at their onset and cessation. The utriculus, on the other hand, is held responsible for the perception of changes in position within the gravitational field, of linear accelerations brought about by straight-line movements, and of the centrifugal effect during relatively fast rotations.
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LOWENSTEIN, O. Oscillographic Analysis of the Non-Acoustic Functions of the Vertebrate Ear. Nature 161, 652–654 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161652a0
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