We need to be aware of our body to move properly, and we have special neurons in our muscles that can tell our brain what various parts of our body is doing. Our sixth sense, proprioception, is ...

Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary Dr G Pánics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, Semmelweis University, Szabolcska Mihály u.3.

A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up, he couldn’t move his left arm or leg. Lewis’ neighbor realized his truck hadn’t moved in two days and called 911 for ...

Proprioception is the imperceptible and invisible sense, often referred to as the unconscious sixth sense. It relies on mechanosensory neurons located within muscles, tendons and joints and, as such, ...

Researchers have created a prosthetic hand that offers its users the ability to feel where it is and how the fingers are positioned — a sense known as proprioception. The headline may be in jest, but ...

We all know about our five senses and the importance they play in our daily lives: smell, taste, sight, sound and touch. Some scientists say that we have many more that just five senses, and they ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . It relies on sensory receptors in the nervous system, muscles and joints and is closely integrated with the ...

Low back pain in the elderly is the result of poor “proprioception,” or the body’s ability to perceive its own position in space, caused by a deterioration of sensory receptors in their muscles called ...

Fabrice Sarlegna has received funding from the CNRS and Aix-Marseille University. Chris Miall receives funding from the NIH and the Leverhulme Foundation. He has also been funded by the Royal Society ...