The vestibular system is integral to maintaining balance and spatial orientation, and a critical component of this network is the efferent vestibular system. This descending neuronal pathway modulates ...
The vestibular system is responsible for the sense of balance in the inner ear. Prolonged use of toxic substances, such as certain antibiotics or anticancer drugs, can damage the hair cells that form ...
Vestibular dysfunction was shown to be a determinant of imbalance in Parkinson disease independent from visual and somatosensory processing changes and nigrostriatal dopaminergic losses. Imbalance in ...
A third of people are highly susceptible to motion sickness, and almost all of us have felt it at some time. Yet, it has long been a mystery why certain movements should make us feel nauseous. Clearly ...
Most of us grew up learning that humans have five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. It’s a neat list and easy ...
It starts subtly. You’ve been scrolling through videos for a while, and when you finally look up, the room feels like it’s spinning for a moment. Some describe it as a sudden wave of dizziness, others ...