proprioception
noun
pro·pri·o·cep·tion
ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən 
: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism
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This sense is known as proprioception, or your body's ability to sense its movement and position in space.
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Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
With a low stack height and only 4mm offset, the Switchback 2 is minimalist — and that close-to-ground trail feel allows for tremendous proprioception and capricious agility.
—Adam Chase, Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2020
Single-Leg Brushing and Dressing Standing on one leg develops balance, proprioception and muscle activation required for effective running—which is, itself, a series of one leg stances.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2022
Our national proprioception—our awareness of where our parts are in relation to one another—deteriorated.
—Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
The most interesting sense is proprioception, the sense of being in a body.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
Greater proprioception Proprioception is awareness of your body in space.
—Alyssa Sparacino, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
However, proprioception and touch are not necessarily one and the same, Charkhkar says.
—Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
This is especially tricky since Spot’s lower legs are largely passive, without motors or sensors in them, but there’s enough proprioception that comes through the legs that the control system can now manage slippery surfaces while keeping flailing to a minimum.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2020
Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
With a low stack height and only 4mm offset, the Switchback 2 is minimalist — and that close-to-ground trail feel allows for tremendous proprioception and capricious agility.
—Adam Chase, Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2020
Single-Leg Brushing and Dressing Standing on one leg develops balance, proprioception and muscle activation required for effective running—which is, itself, a series of one leg stances.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2022
Our national proprioception—our awareness of where our parts are in relation to one another—deteriorated.
—Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
The most interesting sense is proprioception, the sense of being in a body.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
Greater proprioception Proprioception is awareness of your body in space.
—Alyssa Sparacino, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
However, proprioception and touch are not necessarily one and the same, Charkhkar says.
—Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
This is especially tricky since Spot’s lower legs are largely passive, without motors or sensors in them, but there’s enough proprioception that comes through the legs that the control system can now manage slippery surfaces while keeping flailing to a minimum.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2020
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Etymology
proprioceptive + -ion
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
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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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