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Schroeder’s use of the term “mystery” is inaccurate. Of course it is
not the brain that perceives the outside world, but the Soul given to man

by God. The human mind is not a result of biochemical processes, but a
blessing bestowed on man by God. In one verse our Lord states:
Then [He] formed him and breathed His Spirit into him and gave
you hearing, sight and hearts. What little thanks you show! (Surat as-
Sajda, 9)

Balance and Movement

How do you manage to stand upright, despite the constant tug of
gravity? How can you suddenly turn around without falling over?
Organs at the entrance to the inner ear assist with balance by send-
ing information to the brain about the movement and position of the
head. Head movement causes the liquid in the channels to move and the
micro-hairs to bend, which initiates messages that go directly to the
brain. However, the tissues in this channel react differently to different
movements. One is very sensitive to up and down movement, another
to movements to either side, and another to forward-bending move-

ments.
In the inner ear there is a special mechanism, known as the vestibu-
lar system that helps us keep our balance and reports which direction we
are moving in. The vestibular system consists of three tunnels or semi-
circular channels and filled with a special fluid. Each channel has a re-
gion covered in hairs—receptor cells. And when we move, the liquid in
the channels flows over the hairs and bends them. This bending is con-
verted into electrical signals that are sent to the brain, which then de-
codes them to tell us what position we are in.
The reason why we sometimes lose our balance is a shock experi-
enced in the inner ear. When you bend your head or turn it from right to
left, the hairs begin to lean over, and this causes them to move in a very
small fraction of a second in relation to the movement of the head and
muscles. As these hairs move, chemical reactions that take place in the