proprioception
noun
pro·pri·o·cep·tion
ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən 
: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism
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Zoom out: Returning astronauts will also likely experience difficulty with their coordination of movement related to issues with proprioception, the body's ability to sense its own position and movements, Shemer says.
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
The brain registers the sloshing and combines it with visual information—such as changing terrain and obstacles—along with sensory signals from the nervous system that detect the body’s position in space, a trick called proprioception.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Pollard says her clients with yoga backgrounds tend to have better proprioception and body-awareness (though tai-chi’s balance benefits are more researched).
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
It was tightly integrated with a second neural net that handled proprioception: all the processes that ensured the robot was aware of its position and the movement of its body.
—Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2025
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
The brain registers the sloshing and combines it with visual information—such as changing terrain and obstacles—along with sensory signals from the nervous system that detect the body’s position in space, a trick called proprioception.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Pollard says her clients with yoga backgrounds tend to have better proprioception and body-awareness (though tai-chi’s balance benefits are more researched).
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
It was tightly integrated with a second neural net that handled proprioception: all the processes that ensured the robot was aware of its position and the movement of its body.
—Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2025
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proprioception
noun
pro·prio·cep·tion
ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən
: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism
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