proprioception
Internal position sense
Proprioception is the body's sense of its own position and movement in space—the awareness that lets you touch your nose with your eyes closed or walk without watching your feet.
Receptors in muscles, tendons, and joints continuously report information about limb position and motion to the brain.
Athletes and dancers develop highly refined proprioception.
The sense degrades with alcohol, which is why sobriety tests check balance and coordination.
Organized cooperative movement
- motor controlRegulation of bodily movement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- agilityQuickness and ease
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
locomotion · gait · posture · muscle tone · gross motor · reaching · grasping · walking
Cells transmitting stimuli inward
- mechanoreceptorsSensory cells detecting pressure
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- motor cortexBrain region controlling movement
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
parietal lobe · proprioceptors · Pacinian corpuscles · thalamus · neural pathways · neuromuscular
Awareness of position in space
- body mapDiagram of physical form
- body consciousnessAttention to physical self
- joint position senseAwareness of limb location
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
Mind-body exercise discipline
- tai chiSlow Chinese martial practice
- pilatesControlled movement exercise method
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
gymnastics · balance board · physical therapy · rehabilitation · body scan · athletic training · wobble board · sports training
Impaired voluntary movement control
- clumsinessLack of physical grace
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- deafferentationSevering afferent nerve connections
dyspraxia · spatial disorientation · balance disorder · phantom limb · stroke recovery · nerve damage · sensory loss · motor impairment
coordination
Organized cooperative movement
- motor controlRegulation of bodily movement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- agilityQuickness and ease
dexterity · locomotion · gait · posture · muscle tone · gross motor · reaching · grasping · walking · hand-eye coordination
sensory neurons
Cells transmitting stimuli inward
- mechanoreceptorsSensory cells detecting pressure
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- motor cortexBrain region controlling movement
spinal cord · parietal lobe · proprioceptors · Pacinian corpuscles · thalamus · neural pathways · neuromuscular
spatial orientation
Awareness of position in space
- body mapDiagram of physical form
- body consciousnessAttention to physical self
- joint position senseAwareness of limb location
yoga
Mind-body exercise discipline
- tai chiSlow Chinese martial practice
- pilatesControlled movement exercise method
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
martial arts · gymnastics · balance board · physical therapy · rehabilitation · body scan · athletic training · wobble board · sports training · movement therapy
ataxia
Impaired voluntary movement control
- clumsinessLack of physical grace
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
deafferentation · dyspraxia · spatial disorientation · balance disorder · phantom limb · stroke recovery · nerve damage · sensory loss · motor impairment · rehabilitation
- perceptionsee, vision, seeing, senses, observing
- sensessight, smell, taste, hearing, touch
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- body functionsbreathing, digestion, heartbeat, circulation, respiration
- sensitivitysensitivity, sensitive, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, hypersensitive
- coordinationbalance, timing, rhythm, synchronization, alignment
proprioceptiondeafferentation
Severing afferent nerve connections