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Detecting hidden sensory losses

In findings recently published in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Semrau and doctoral candidate Joanna Hoh suggest ...
Along with her doctoral candidate, Joanna Hoh, Semrau suggests clinicians can uncover sensory deficits without requiring ...
Scattered throughout skeletal muscle, the muscle spindles are composed of connective tissue capsules containing bundles of specialized muscle fibers called intrafusal fibers. Wrapped around the middle ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pain is one of our senses – like vision, hearing, or taste. It aids our survival by identifying noxious and harmful stimuli. But unlike the other sensations, it's ethically challenging for us to study ...
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 ...
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