Potential mechanisms of acute standing balance deficits after concussions and subconcussive head impacts: a review

CZ Qiao, A Chen, JS Blouin, LC Wu - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2021 - Springer
Standing balance deficits are prevalent after concussions and have also been reported after
subconcussive head impacts. However, the mechanisms underlying such deficits are not …

[HTML][HTML] Learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays

BG Rasman, PA Forbes, RM Peters, O Ortiz, I Franks… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Human standing balance relies on self-motion estimates that are used by the nervous
system to detect unexpected movements and enable corrective responses and adaptations …

The neural basis for biased behavioral responses evoked by galvanic vestibular stimulation in primates

PA Forbes, A Kwan, DE Mitchell, JS Blouin… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Noninvasive electrical stimulation of the vestibular system in humans has become an
increasingly popular tool with a broad range of research and clinical applications. However …

Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Advancements for Spatial Disorientation Training

AR Allred, AF Lippert, SJ Wood - Aerospace Medicine and …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
INTRODUCTION: Spatial disorientation (SD) remains the leading contributor to Class A
mishaps in the US Navy, consistent with historical trends. Despite this, SD training for …

[HTML][HTML] Real-world characterization of vestibular contributions during locomotion

LH Foulger, JM Charlton, JS Blouin - Frontiers in Human …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The vestibular system, which encodes our head movement in space, plays an
important role in maintaining our balance as we navigate the environment. While in …

Vestibular control of deep and superficial lumbar muscles

A Gallina, J Abboud, JS Blouin - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
The active control of the lumbar musculature provides a stable platform critical for postures
and goal-directed movements. Voluntary and perturbation-evoked motor commands can …

Neural mechanisms underlying high-frequency vestibulocollic reflexes in humans and monkeys

PA Forbes, A Kwan, BG Rasman… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
The vestibulocollic reflex is a compensatory response that stabilizes the head in space.
During everyday activities, this stabilizing response is evoked by head movements that …

A portable and low-cost solution for real-time manipulation of the vestibular sense

A Chen, C Kuo, JS Blouin - Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The vestibular system encodes head motion in space which is naturally
accompanied by other sensory cues. Electrical stimuli, applied across the mastoid …

Caloric vestibular stimulation induces vestibular circular vection even with a conflicting visual display presented in a virtual reality headset

R Kirollos, CM Herdman - i-Perception, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explored visual-vestibular sensory integration when the vestibular system
receives self-motion information using caloric irrigation. The objectives of this study were to …

An augmented reality hand-eye sensorimotor impairment assessment for spaceflight operations

AR Allred, H Weiss, TK Clark… - Aerospace medicine and …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
INTRODUCTION: Following a transition from microgravity to a gravity-rich environment (eg,
Earth, Moon, or Mars), astronauts experience sensorimotor impairment, primarily from a …