Staying upright and balanced is an Olympic-level feat for all of us, thanks to our vestibular system and cerebellum. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

An event premiering at the 2024 Paris Olympics showcases athletes performing rhythmic footwork, popping into inverted poses supported on one hand, and spinning on the tops of their heads. That's ...

A combination of these “information channels” or systems in the body – namely touch, vision, auditory, proprioceptive and vestibular – enable a person to sense their position in space.

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But the rest of us also defy gravity as we stand, walk, reach and run in our daily lives, thanks to our often underappreciated vestibular sense of balance and the Olympic-level calculations our ...

Here's the brain science of breaking, the dance style making its Olympic debut in Paris. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An ...