Researchers study the role of the vestibular system in optimizing how we direct our gaze. The findings could provide more effective treatments for patients with cerebellar or vestibular dysfunction.
Whether you stand up to eat or sit for dinner, your posture influences how much you enjoy your meal. Standing to eat mutes taste perception and reduces sensory sensitivity, resulting in a decreased enjoyment of food.
When we lie down, our brains decrease reliance on information related to the external world and increase reliance on internal perceptions generated by the sense of touch.
A new study reveals how specialized cells in the retina sense motion.
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.
Researchers have identified a new type of vertigo. The study reveals people with this new form of vertigo are more likely to have severe motion sickness than those with other types of the condition.
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.
Researchers discover our ears have novel pain systems that protect the from damaging noises.
New findings could help treat navigational problems associated with neurological disorders.
Researchers reveal how our vesibular system reflects the story of our evolution, from sea to land.
Researchers have identified the sensor protein responsible for hearing and balance.
A headset that stimulates the ear canal improves both motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The effects of the stimulation appear to have a lasting effect following treatment.
