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Love and Fear of Heights: The Pathophysiology and Psychology of Height Imbalance John R. Salassa, MD, FACS, David A. Zapala, PhD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 378-382 (December 2009) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032-020.004.0378 Copyright © 2009 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure Diagram showing the relationship between head-object distance, y, and lateral head displacement, x, for given retinal displacement. Adapted from Brandt T, Arnold F, Bles W, Kepteyn TS. The mechanism of physiological height vertigo. I. Theoretical approach and psychophysics. Acta Otolaryngol 1980;89:515. Used with permission. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2009 20, 378-382DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032-020.004.0378) Copyright © 2009 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions