Although familiar to each of us, the sensation of inhabiting a body is ineffable. Traditional
senses like vision and hearing monitor the external environment, allowing humans to have …

In the last decade, we have witnessed a drastic change in the form factor of audio and vision
technologies, from heavy and grounded machines to lightweight devices that naturally fit our …

This is a review of the proprioceptive senses generated as a result of our own actions. They
include the senses of position and movement of our limbs and trunk, the sense of effort, the …

Field potential recordings from motor cortex show oscillations in the beta-band (∼ 20Hz),
which are coherent with similar oscillations in the activity of contralateral contracting …

Study Design. A two-group experimental design with repeated measures on one factor was
used. Objectives. To investigate the role of paraspinal muscle spindles in lumbosacral …

As the percentage of individuals over the age of 60 years continues to rise, determining the
extent and functional significance of age-related declines in sensorimotor performance is of …

Vibration at∼ 70 Hz on the biceps tendon elicits a vivid illusory arm extension. Nobody has
examined which areas in the brain are activated when subjects perceive this kinesthetic …

The effects of vibration on the human body have been documented for many years.
Recently, the use of vibration for improving the training regimes of athletes has been …

1 Neurophysiological evidence that afferent information from skin receptors is important for
proprioception has been gathered mainly in experiments relating to the human hand and …

Cutaneous haptic feedback has recently received great attention from researchers in the
robotic teleoperation field, as it has been proven to convey rich information to the human …