Most intact human nervous systems know whether they are vertical or tilted, to around 4 degrees of accuracy between the perceived and real displacement.

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Author/s: Compston, Alastair (A);

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Publication Type: Editorial; Historical Article; Introductory Journal Article

Journal: Brain : a journal of neurology (Brain), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Sep; vol 131 (issue Pt 9) : pp 2235-6

Dates: Created 2008/08/27; Completed 2008/10/06;

PMID: 18728094, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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