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. 2022 Jul 20;8:27. doi: 10.1038/s41526-022-00208-5

Fig. 2. Representation of experimental setup.

Fig. 2

The net linear acceleration stimulating the otoliths, during off-axis centrifugation, is the vector sum of the gravitational (Ag) and centripetal acceleration (Ac), termed the Gravito-Inertial Acceleration (GIA). When GIA was interpreted as the spatial vertical during centrifugation, the cosmonaut should experience a sensation of 45° tilt (Reprinted from ref. 8 with permission of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, copyright 2015).