The otolith organs consist of the utricle and saccule. The utricle mediates the utriculo-ocular reflex by detecting horizontal head translation and static head tilt. Skew deviation is a vertical ...

A recent study analyzing gene expression in the inner ear of the chicken may provide new insights into the root causes of hearing and balance disorders in humans. The organs of the inner ear serve two ...

An ancient brain circuit, which enables the eyes to reflexively rotate up as the body tilts down, tunes itself early in life as an animal develops, a new study finds. Science X Daily and the Weekly ...