FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 26, 2015·3 min readStudying Development of Inner Ear Could Help Restore Hearing and BalanceResearchers identify two genes that help produce hair cells in the inner ears of mice.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 7, 2017·3 min readShining a Light to Understand the Body’s Balance SystemResearchers 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
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·May 19, 2015·3 min readCause of Balance and Movement Problems in Multiple Sclerosis IdentifiedNew findings could help point the way to new targets for developing treatments for multiple sclerosis.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·January 20, 2016·4 min readHow The Vestibular System Influences NavigationResearchers report the horizontal canals in the vestibular system play a key role in helping us sense our direction.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 29, 2020·7 min readNewly Described Condition Causes Loss of Vertigo and Imbalance in TBI PatientsResearchers have identified a new condition associated with TBI in some patients. Vestibular agnosia, the newly identified disorder, worsens balance problems and reduces vertigo perception and dizziness.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 4, 2015·4 min readFormation of New Blood Vessels May Account for Walking and Balance Problems in Parkinson’sResearchers 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
FeaturedNeurology·October 13, 2015·3 min readWhat Happens When Your Brain Can’t Tell Which Way is Up?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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 4, 2015·4 min readMaintaining the BalanceA new study reports on how signals from the spinal cord adjust the sensitivity of hair cells in the inner ear to accommodate shifts in head position and to insure balance is maintained.Read More
