Project ID: 681
| Description | To find out what happens to our mental capabilities and our calmness when we become dizzy or disorientated. This line of research may help us to appreciate the day-to-day difficulties experienced by people with dizziness secondary to vestibular (inner ear) dysfunction. It may also lead to a deeper understanding of why in-flight conditions, which render flight crew dizzy or disorientated, can lead to human error and air accidents. |
| Topics | Medical and Health |
| Type | External research (U3A as research subjects) |
| U3A | Individual U3A members, London, acting on request received by the U3A |
| Organization/partner | University of Westminster, Dept. of Psychology |
| Year started | 2017 |
| Source of reference | Request to London Region from the researcher |
| Notes | The study involves responding to a quite a simple task on a laptop computer while being spun at steady speeds in a motorised chair that was purpose built some years ago by the RAF. It is quite a taxing study but there are no lasting side effects. |