Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.

Biophysicists in Germany are leading an effort to develop and apply models of the so-called lateral-line system found in fish and some amphibians. This sensory organ enables an animal, even in murky ...

THE tale of Bruce and the spider has lost through repetition the force of its moral appeal; but it may still serve as the text of a physiological discourse. The physiologist may well say that the ...

Discover how the sensitivity of fingertips decreases with immobilisation, impacting brain activity and touch perception. Learn why it matters. Having your arm in a cast can be a real pain but ...

The control and coordination in human beings take place through nervous system and hormonal system which is called endocrine system. The five sense organs in our body, eyes, ears, nose, tongue and ...

THE fourth Victor Horsley Memorial Lecture was delivered on July 20 in the Medical School of University College Hospital by Prof. E. D. Adrian, who discussed the Visceral Sense Organs. The action of ...

Having your arm in a cast can be a real pain but immobilising your hand in plaster has consequences beyond itchiness, cramps and a growing collection of signatures. Silke Lissek from Bergmannsheil ...