Background Peripheral vestibular hypofunction (PVH) is characterized by balance and gait disorders and vestibulo-autonomic findings. The vestibular system and proprioceptive system work together to ...

Mesencephalic trigeminal neurons (MTNs) are the sole primary afferent neurons with cell bodies located within the central nervous system. MTNs convey proprioceptive inputs from masticatory muscles and ...

Peggy Noonan dismisses President Trump’s State of the Union address as “spectacle” and “propaganda,” but she misses the struggle for the nation’s identity. What she calls “Crazytown” is actually the ...

Up to now, most medical concerns about surging use of artificial intelligence (AI) apps have focused on the threat of some users growing intimate with chatbots, and possibly acting on self-harming ...

Early autonomic dysfunction in prodromal Parkinson disease independently predicts a substantially higher risk for earlier cognitive impairment, suggesting autonomic assessment may help identify ...

This infographic contrasts two views of proprioception. The traditional model frames proprioception as a fixed biological feedback loop. The augmentable-interface model reframes proprioception as a ...

Our human senses apparently don’t stop at five—as recent research shows, we may have over thirty. Most of our experiences are multisensory, and involve lesser-known senses like proprioception and ...

Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine. During the pandemic, I did what many ...

The step training program did not improve ankle proprioception or plantarflexor muscle performance in MS patients. No significant differences were observed between intervention and control groups in ...

A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up, he couldn’t move his left arm or leg. Lewis’ neighbor realized his truck hadn’t moved in two days and called 911 for ...

Have you ever stumbled on uneven ground (or even ground) but somehow caught yourself before you fell? That’s proprioception, your body’s built-in GPS. It’s your body’s ability to sense where it is in ...