Adaptive roles of programmed cell death during nervous system development

RR Buss, W Sun, RW Oppenheim - Annu. Rev. Neurosci., 2006 - annualreviews.org
The programmed cell death (PCD) of developing cells is considered an essential adaptive
process that evolved to serve diverse roles. We review the putative adaptive functions of …

Age-related vestibular loss: current understanding and future research directions

D Allen, L Ribeiro, Q Arshad, BM Seemungal - Frontiers in neurology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The vestibular system sub-serves a number of reflex and perceptual functions, comprising
the peripheral apparatus, the vestibular nerve, the brainstem and cerebellar processing …

NeST: A neural network synthesis tool based on a grow-and-prune paradigm

X Dai, H Yin, NK Jha - IEEE Transactions on Computers, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep neural networks (DNNs) have begun to have a pervasive impact on various
applications of machine learning. However, the problem of finding an optimal DNN …

Prevalence of dizziness and vertigo in an urban elderly population

R Jönsson, E Sixt, S Landahl… - Journal of vestibular …, 2004 - content.iospress.com
The prevalence of balance symptoms (vertigo, dizziness, and dysequilibrium) was
investigated in an epidemiological study of elderly people, the longitudinal and cross …

Elderly use proprioception rather than visual and vestibular cues for postural motor control

IK Wiesmeier, D Dalin, C Maurer - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Multiple factors have been proposed to contribute to the deficits of postural control in the
elderly. They were summarized as sensory, motor, and higher-level adaptation deficits …

Age-related changes in the cochlea and vestibule: shared patterns and processes

V Paplou, NMA Schubert, SJ Pyott - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Both age-related hearing loss (ARHL) and age-related loss in vestibular function (ARVL) are
prevalent conditions with deleterious consequences on the health and quality of life. Age …

Vision and falls

A Black, J Wood - Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Book reviewed in this article: Falls occur in about one third of older people living
independently in the community every year. This can lead to significant physical …

Aging, vestibular function, and balance: proceedings of a national institute on aging/national institute on deafness and other communication disorders workshop

Y Agrawal, DM Merfeld, FB Horak… - The Journals of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Balance impairment and falls are among the most prevalent and morbid conditions affecting
older adults. A critical contributor to balance and gait function is the vestibular system; …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of vitamin D nutritional status on muscle function and strength in healthy women aged over sixty-five years

SR Mastaglia, M Seijo, D Muzio, J Somoza… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Vitamin D insufficiency is common in elderly adults, and leads to secondary
hyperparathyroidism, bone loss, muscle weakness, and osteoporotic fractures. Objective To …

Imbalance and vertigo: the aging human vestibular periphery

G Ishiyama - Seminars in neurology, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
Dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance are likely the most common presenting complaints among
patients 75 years and older in office practices. Although the cause of falls among the aging …