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, ...

Have you ever stumbled on uneven ground (or even ground) but somehow caught yourself before you fell? That’s proprioception, your body’s built-in GPS. It’s your body’s ability to sense where it is in ...

Understanding proprioception can help to interpret how correct movement requires well-organized, accurate signals from the muscles firing to the brain. These pointers can be easily manipulated simply ...

Here’s a challenge: Close your eyes and then try touching your nose with your finger. Did you do it? Even without using any of the five famous senses—sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell—you most ...

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 ...

Want to have better balance? You can learn a thing or two from this Olympic skier.