The semicircular canals are three tiny tubes located in the inner ear. Their primary job is to regulate balance and sense head position. The three semicircular canals—the anterior, lateral ...

Neanderthal populations suffered a single late genetic bottleneck, refuting long-held theories about their diversity.

Neanderthal Genes Could Explain Why Some of Us Are Morning People Quam and his colleagues analyzed three groups of Neanderthals, comparing the semicircular canals of “pre-Neanderthal” and earl ...

Three small, fluid-filled loops, called semicircular canals, sit just above the cochlea. One detects up-and-down movement, the next detects side-to-side movement, and the third detects tilting.

Along with your otolith organs, your inner ear also contains three fluid-filled semicircular canals ... organs and move into these three canals, experts explain. When this happens, it can cause ...

A study published in Nature Communications describes evolutionary changes in Neanderthal morphology through the analysis of ...

These semicircular canals are filled with a viscous fluid, called endolymph, that tickles tiny hairs lining the canals as the fluid sloshes around. These hairs transmit messages to the brain ...

Inside your inner ear are three small structures called semicircular canals. They help you sense motion and keep your balance. BPPV happens when a tiny crystal of calcium breaks free from the wall ...

As the semicircular canals of the inner ear get smaller, the fluid inside doesn’t flow as easily through the tubes. This causes reduced sensitivity to changes in the body’s rotation.

More information: Jiawang Tian et al, Triple semicircular canal occlusion with endolymphatic sac decompression for intractable Meniere's disease, Frontiers in Neurology (2024). DOI: 10.3389/fneur ...

The vestibular system, in particular, is a series of semicircular canals located in your inner ear, Besser says. These canals are filled with fluid, and they have the ability to sense the ...