How Does the Brain Maintain Balance?
Learn how the inner-ear vestibular system, vision, proprioception, brainstem, cerebellum, and spinal pathways work together to stabilize gaze and posture.
Learn how the inner-ear vestibular system, vision, proprioception, brainstem, cerebellum, and spinal pathways work together to stabilize gaze and posture.
How can you touch your nose with your eyes closed, walk without staring at your feet, or type without watching your fingers? The answer is proprioception, the body’s ability to sense the position, movement, and force of its own parts without relying on vision. It is sometimes called the body’s sixth sense. Specialized sensors in…