But the rest of us also defy gravity as we stand, walk, reach and run in our daily lives, thanks to our often ...

Vestibular senses Every day you wake up with an instant sense of which way is up. That’s thanks to your vestibular sense’s finely honed ability to discern the direction of the pull of gravity.

Then if they ask further questions, I can explain that maintaining balance is complex. The brain has to combine three kinds of sensory information –the body’s sense of location and movement through ...

By Telma Sagnard, Brice Picot, and Nicolas Forestier The quality of vision or hearing differs from one person to another.

Our vestibular sense works fine on solid ground and registers rapid changes in the speed and direction of our movement. But slow changes in movement can go unnoticed, ...

Vestibular Disorder: If you have vertigo or trouble hearing, ... A disturbance of crystals in your inner ear throw off your sense of balance, making you feel like you're spinning or swaying.

Thus, it is responsible for the sense of spatial awareness and balance. Vestibular disease is also called the old dog's disease, as it mostly affects senior dogs.

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 ...