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 ...

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 your ...

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 ...

Virtual reality, as it exists now, works because humans trust their eyes above all else. And in a VR headset, the possibilities of what you can see are pretty much infinite. What you can feel, on the ...

Existing research shows a link between hearing loss and the risk of dementia, and a new study adds to growing evidence that vestibular loss can increase dementia risk as well. Results from this work, ...

Dartmouth researchers have found the first direct evidence showing how the vestibular system's horizontal canals play a key role in sensing our direction in the environment. The findings, which appear ...