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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Picture this: it’s a beautiful summer day and you’re following GPS directions to a friend’s barbeque across town. You follow your map’s directions into a tunnel and suddenly both your digital map and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.