Adjusting signals from the spinal cord and inner ear cells: keep your head on your shoulders when you walk!

LMU researchers have shown how signals from the spinal cord adjust the sensitivity of hair cells in the inner ear to accommodate shifts in head position associated with active locomotion – thus ensuring that balance is maintained.

http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/150904/ncomms8982/full/ncomms8982.html

Article posté le 07/09/2015