The Inverted Sensorium

Toward a Theory of Gravity-Induced Sensory Reversal

Abstract

What if gravity doesn’t merely affect mass and motion, but also sensory orientation? Across Earth’s biosphere, gravity is treated as a given, a force resisted or navigated but rarely questioned. Yet recent developments in gravitational biology, vestibular research, and synthetic neuromodulation suggest an overlooked possibility: gravity may not just orient bodies but regulate the architecture of perception itself. This article proposes a speculative framework for gravity-induced sensory reversal, exploring how sensory systems might evolve, invert, or reorient under altered gravitational regimes, including potential evolutionary pathways on low- or high-gravity exoplanets. We call this concept the Inverted Sensorium.