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Footwear Habits Influence Child and Adolescent Motor Skill Development

Neuroscience NewsJuly 11, 2018

A new study reveals children who are habitually barefoot show significantly different motor skills between the ages of 6-10 than those who are habitually shod. Researchers report those who are habitually barefoot have better balance and jumping skills.... Read More...

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Giddy for the Sound: Why Some People Get Dizzy Hearing Certain Sounds

Neuroscience NewsJuly 10, 2018

Researchers report the dizzying effect experienced by those who suffer from Tullio phenomena occurs when sound generates pathological fluid mechanical waves in the semicircular canals of the ear.... Read More...

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Worm Uploaded to a Computer and Trained to Balance a Pole

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 6, 2018

Researchers have translated the neural system of a nematode worm into computer code. The study reports the researchers have trained the virtual worm to perform an array of amazing balancing acts.... Read More...

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New Insights Into How the Brain Keeps Itself Balanced

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 24, 2018

A new study sheds light on how the brain performs the go/stop balance.... Read More...

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Shining a Light to Understand the Body’s Balance System

Neuroscience NewsOctober 7, 2017

Researchers have developed a new way to help understand how the vestibular system works as an animal stands still. The method involves using optical tweezers to study the activity in the vestibular system.... Read More...

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Balance May Rely on Timing of Movement

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 23, 2017

Findings could help to find new treatments for people with balance problems.... Read More...

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Keeping Our Balance: Our Vestibular System Reflects Evolution From Sea to Land

Neuroscience NewsNovember 11, 2016

Researchers reveal how our vesibular system reflects the story of our evolution, from sea to land.... Read More...

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Poor Balance in Older People May Signal Elevated Dementia Risk

Neuroscience NewsJuly 25, 2016

A new study reports poor physical performance is linked to an increased risk for developing dementia in people aged 90 and older.... Read More...

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How The Vestibular System Influences Navigation

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 20, 2016

Researchers report the horizontal canals in the vestibular system play a key role in helping us sense our direction.... Read More...

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Formation of New Blood Vessels May Account for Walking and Balance Problems in Parkinson’s

Neuroscience NewsNovember 4, 2015

Researchers report the angiogenesis in the brain could be a cause of some of the intractable walking and balance difficulties associated with Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

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Studying Development of Inner Ear Could Help Restore Hearing and Balance

Neuroscience NewsOctober 26, 2015

Researchers identify two genes that help produce hair cells in the inner ears of mice.... Read More...

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What Happens When Your Brain Can’t Tell Which Way is Up?

Neuroscience NewsOctober 13, 2015

A new study on the International Space Station is being conducted to help researchers understand how the brain changes in space and develop ways to deal with those changes.... Read More...

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Working Memory May be More Flexible than Previously Thought

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CRISPR Helps Target Mood Boosting Receptors in Brain

Working Memory May be More Flexible than Previously Thought

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Footwear Habits Influence Child and Adolescent Motor Skill Development

Giddy for the Sound: Why Some People Get Dizzy Hearing Certain Sounds

Worm Uploaded to a Computer and Trained to Balance a Pole

New Insights Into How the Brain Keeps Itself Balanced

Shining a Light to Understand the Body’s Balance System

Balance May Rely on Timing of Movement

Keeping Our Balance: Our Vestibular System Reflects Evolution From Sea to Land

Poor Balance in Older People May Signal Elevated Dementia Risk

How The Vestibular System Influences Navigation

Formation of New Blood Vessels May Account for Walking and Balance Problems in Parkinson’s

Studying Development of Inner Ear Could Help Restore Hearing and Balance

What Happens When Your Brain Can’t Tell Which Way is Up?