Using zebrafish in an environment designed to remove the effect of gravity, Dr. Stephen Moorman’s NASA-sponsored research has shown that a time period exists during which the vestibular system must ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gravity is fundamental — it holds our feet to the Earth. But our perception of gravity is more malleable. It is ...

Finding out what's happening in the brains of people with balance disorders, such as vertigo, might be one step closer following new research on the vestibular system, which controls balance and ...

Here are some brief summaries of some of the current and recent research projects to give you at least a flavor of the type of research we are doing in the lab. Artifical Gravity as a Countermeasure ...

Olympic gymnasts twist, turn and tumble through the air, dazzling us with their gravity-defying feats. But the rest of us also defy gravity as we stand, walk, reach and run in our daily lives, thanks ...

Space travel and zero gravity can take a toll on the body. A new study has found that astronauts with no prior history of headaches may experience migraine and tension-type headaches during long-haul ...

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 ...