vestibular sacs

two sacs in the inner ear—the utricle and saccule—that, together with the semicircular canals, comprise the vestibular apparatus (see also vestibular system). The vestibular sacs respond both to gravity to encode information about the head’s orientation and to linear acceleration.

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March 18th 2025

object learning

the process of making a connection or association between one aspect of an object (e.g., the color of dark chocolate) and another (e.g., the taste of dark chocolate).