In the study led by Grunberg, 810 patients were given two standard anti-nausea drugs, dexamethasone and ondansetron, that work by blocking a neural pathway in the brain that controls nausea.
At present, there are many theories about the mechanism of motion sickness, of which the neural pathway is still unclear. and its prevention anf therapy still needs further studying.
The process of lowering the threshold for propagation of the action potential of a neuron, especially by repeated use of a neural pathway or the summation of two or more subthreshold impulses.
They found the stimulation of the respiratory center by the lateral pontile reticular formulation and laterally located descending neural pathway.
This article reviews some progresses of motion sickness about its pathogenesis, neural pathway and prevention and therapy...
