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 ...

How do pigeons know where they're going while flying across vast distances? Researchers point to their inner ear system.

The first direct evidence showing how the vestibular system's horizontal canals play a key role in sensing our direction in the environment has been uncovered by scientists. Dartmouth researchers have ...

Hyderabad: The human body performs various postural actions in a day from walking to dancing. All these actions are done with the support of postural equilibrium. All the five sense organs working to ...

VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. – The vestibular testing system is a sensory system that controls special orientation and coordination. Vestibular testing system consists of a number of tests. These tests helps ...

One day you wake up and you look at your pet and you just know something is not right. He is holding his head at a funny angle. He is staggering around if he is walking at all. He is even falling over ...

Feeling like something is making your head spin right round? You may be suffering from vestibular neuritis, a condition that can not only cause dizziness but also trigger migraines. While it may feel ...