The inner ear is divided into two fluid filled chambers - one inside the other. Figure 3 illustrates the basic organization of both the organs of hearing and balance. The fluid in the two chambers ...

By winding itself in a spiral, the organ takes up less space. The bony chambers (purple) of the inner ear form precise geometric shapes (see Figure 4). There are five sensory epithelia in the balance ...

Scientists have made a major leap in ear imaging by using terahertz radiation to see inside the cochlea – an impossibly tiny, ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed ...

Research suggests about 40 percent of people will experience vertigo in their life. Instances of dizziness and vertigo ...

Falls are downstream of wear-and-tear to the physical systems integral to balance, most notably cognition. Older adults ...

It's an ability and skill often taken for granted. It affects quality of life and has been linked to heart disease and stroke ...

The same genes could hold the key to regenerating cells in the ear and eye, according to a new mouse study from the USC Stem ...

Balance involves a complex system using vision, proprioception (body awareness), and the vestibular system (inner ear), all ...

A USC research team discovered that a single genetic signal may be preventing both hearing and vision cells from repairing themselves. By turning off this signal in mice, they triggered cell growth in ...

Hearing loss and balance disorders affect ... However, much like the eye—an organ for which approved gene therapies already exist—the inner ear’s tiny volume and enclosed nature may be ...