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The 71 pages that link to Proprioception, each with the reason it gives.

• Arboreal locomotionRelated: It helps animals place limbs accurately when supports are narrow or shifting.

• Vestibular systemRelated: The brain combines it with vestibular input to estimate body orientation.

• InteroceptionCompared with: It concerns body position rather than internal physiological conditions.

• Motor controlRelated: It supplies feedback about limb position needed to guide and correct actions.

• Sensory neuronRelated: Proprioceptive sensory neurons report muscle stretch and force to the central nervous system.

• Embodied cognitionRelated: It gives cognition access to bodily state without relying on vision.

• MechanoreceptionRelated: Muscle, tendon, and joint receptors use mechanical signals to provide this sense.

• Piano techniqueRelated: Pianists use it to locate keys and coordinate movement while looking elsewhere.

• WalkingRelated: It helps coordinate limb placement and balance without relying solely on vision.

• SensationBroader topic: Proprioceptive receptors detect body movement and position without relying on vision.

• ProsthesisRelated: Replacing a limb can disrupt position sense, making device control less intuitive.

• AtaxiaRelated: Loss of this sensory feedback can produce incoordination that worsens when vision is removed.

• Pointe techniqueRelated: It helps dancers make fine balance corrections when the support area is small.

• Muscle toneNarrower topic: Proprioceptive feedback helps regulate reflexes that influence muscle resistance.

• RunningRelated: It helps coordinate limb placement and balance without relying on vision.

• Life drawingRelated: It helps explain why artists can misjudge poses they know from bodily experience.

• SetaRelated: Setae on joints or limbs can report movement and contact during locomotion.

• BalanceRelated: It reports limb and joint positions without relying on vision.

• Muscle spindleNarrower topic: Muscle spindles supply a major source of proprioceptive information about limb movement.

• Somatosensory systemBroader topic: It supplies the body-position information included in somatosensation.

• Balance beamRelated: Accurate body-position awareness supports adjustments without visual inspection of every limb.

• Balance (ability)Related: It signals limb and trunk positions without relying on vision.

• Body schemaRelated: Its signals help update the body schema as limbs move.

• Self-awarenessRelated: It provides continuous information about the body without requiring reflective thought.

• Haptic technologyRelated: Force feedback can engage bodily movement and position sense as well as skin touch.

• Phantom limbRelated: Phantom limbs may seem to have a specific posture or to move.

• Postural controlRelated: It provides information about limb position without relying on vision.

• SomatosensationBroader topic: It supplies body-position information even without visual guidance.

• VibrissaeCompared with: Unlike proprioception, vibrissa touch primarily reports contact with the external environment.

• Ligament (anatomy)Related: Rehabilitation often trains proprioception after ligament injury to improve joint control.

• Motor coordinationRelated: It supplies information about limb position needed to coordinate ongoing actions.

• AgilityRelated: It helps movement remain controlled when visual attention is elsewhere.

• Facial feedback hypothesisRelated: Signals about facial muscle movement may contribute to the feedback proposed by the hypothesis.

• FasciaRelated: Fascial tissues contain sensory endings that contribute to bodily sensation and movement feedback.

• Tactile perceptionCompared with: It informs hand movement during touch but does not itself report skin contact.

• TouchCompared with: It concerns bodily configuration rather than contact at the skin’s surface.

• Boxing footworkRelated: It supports precise stepping and balance without constant visual monitoring.

• EmbodimentRelated: It supplies bodily awareness through which space and action are experienced.

• HandRelated: It helps coordinate finger movements without constant visual monitoring.

• Cerebellar ataxiaRelated: Sensory feedback helps distinguish cerebellar dysfunction from sensory ataxia.

• FootworkRelated: Proprioception helps coordinate foot placement without requiring constant visual attention.

• Hand-eye coordinationRelated: It supplies hand-position information that complements visual guidance.

• Insect legRelated: Sensory feedback helps insects coordinate leg position and movement.

• Soft roboticsRelated: Soft robots need estimates of deformation because joint angles alone cannot describe their shape.

• Compression garmentRelated: Pressure from a close-fitting garment may change sensory feedback during movement.

• Developmental coordination disorderRelated: Proprioceptive information contributes to movement control, though it does not define the disorder.

• DizzinessRelated: Errors in body-position signals can contribute to unsteadiness.

• Masticatory apparatusRelated: It helps coordinate jaw position and force while chewing.

• Parietal lobeRelated: Parietal sensory maps use proprioceptive input to represent the body’s posture and movement.

• SprainRelated: Ligament injury can disrupt joint-position signals and coordination.