We found that the motor and vestibular signals converge in many places in the brain, so this seems to be a fundamental property of the organization of many cortical areas," explained Dr. Velez-Fort.

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which is the part of the brain that acts as a visual processing center. The vestibular cortex plays a critical role in balance, posture and spatial orientation. If this area is damaged ...