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A Possible Role of Prolonged Whirling Episodes on Structural Plasticity of the Cortical Networks and Altered Vertigo Perception: The Cortex of Sufi Whirling Dervishes

Although minutes of a spinning episode may induce vertigo in the healthy human, as a result of a possible perceptional plasticity, Sufi Whirling Dervishes (SWDs) can spin continuously for an hour without a vertigo perception.This unique long term vestibular system stimulation presents a potential hu...

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Autores principales: Cakmak, Yusuf O., Ekinci, Gazanfer, Heinecke, Armin, Çavdar, Safiye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5253366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28167905
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00003