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On human balance and orientation| old_uid | 12705 |
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| title | On human balance and orientation |
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| start_date | 2013/07/04 |
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| schedule | 14h |
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| online | no |
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| summary | Many sensory systems provide the brain with the information it needs for orientation, maintain balance and to make successful movements of the limbs. Sensations from joints muscle and skin, signals from the vestibular organs of the inner ear, vision and sound are merged together so automatically that we are hardly aware of it - until something goes wrong. One aim of our research is to understand how the brain combines these different senses to form a single representation of the body, and its orientation and how, when things go wrong, it leads to debilitating problems such as vertigo, motion sickness and falls. We will review some new insights on human balance and orientation through our latest experimental work on perception when standing, galvanic vestibular stimulation, and on stepping. |
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| responsibles | Fenouil |
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