Two recent papers demonstrate that the vestibular system transforms raw sensory data into a sophisticated internal model of head orientation and movement. You have full access to this article via ...

A. Urciuoli et al., “The evolution of the vestibular apparatus in apes and humans,” eLife, doi:7554/eLife.51261 Amy Schleunes is an intern at The Scientist. Email her at aschleunes@the-scientist.com.

The vestibular system, shown here in an oversized model, is part of the delicate labyrinth of the inner ear that governs the body's sense of motion and balance. (CBC) In the U.S., with its profit ...

Here, we carry out an analysis of the system’s ... Figure 6: A simple model can explain how variability and sensitivity regulate the nature of neural code in the vestibular periphery.

The vestibular system in the brain is mainly responsible for the maintenance ... The authors of the new study had previously developed a mathematical model that enabled them to predict the horizontal ...

I study the "silent sense" that most people never think about until it fails: the vestibular system in your inner ear. This remarkable system works constantly, detecting your head position and ...

Meanwhile, through its role in discerning head movement and spatial alignment, the vestibular system helps many animals, including humans, maintain balance. Previous findings posit that vestibular ...