Which of the following is an evolutionary explanation for the development of motion sickness?

a. Poisons disturb the vestibulary and vision systems, resulting in nausea and vomiting to expel the poison.
b. When humans evolved, the vestibular senses became less important, thereby degenerating.
c. The brain developed an increased capacity for thought, thereby taking over some of the cortex previously used for perception of motion.
d. Man evolved on land and has not developed a complex three-dimensional sense of motion that sea-born creatures have.


ANSWER: a

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