Open data and digital morphology

TG Davies, IA Rahman… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Over the past two decades, the development of methods for visualizing and analysing
specimens digitally, in three and even four dimensions, has transformed the study of living …

Semicircular canal biomechanics in health and disease

RD Rabbitt - Journal of Neurophysiology, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
The semicircular canals are responsible for sensing angular head motion in three-
dimensional space and for providing neural inputs to the central nervous system (CNS) …

Development of an ultra-sensitive and flexible piezoresistive flow sensor using vertical graphene nanosheets

S Abolpour Moshizi, S Azadi, A Belford, A Razmjou… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2020 - Springer
This paper suggests development of a flexible, lightweight, and ultra-sensitive piezoresistive
flow sensor based on vertical graphene nanosheets (VGNs) with a mazelike structure. The …

Inner ear biomechanics reveals a Late Triassic origin for mammalian endothermy

R Araújo, R David, J Benoit, JK Lungmus, A Stoessel… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Endothermy underpins the ecological dominance of mammals and birds in diverse
environmental settings,. However, it is unclear when this crucial feature emerged during …

Biomimetic ultraflexible piezoresistive flow sensor based on graphene nanosheets and PVA hydrogel

S Abolpour Moshizi, H Moradi, S Wu… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Flow sensors play a critical role in monitoring flow parameters, including rate, velocity,
direction, and rotation frequency. In this paper, inspired by biological hair cells in the human …

Human bony labyrinth is an indicator of population history and dispersal from Africa

MS Ponce de León, T Koesbardiati… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pnas.org
The dispersal of modern humans from Africa is now well documented with genetic data that
track population history, as well as gene flow between populations. Phenetic skeletal data …

First evidence of the link between internal and external structure of the human inner ear otolith system using 3D morphometric modeling

CM Smith, IS Curthoys, JT Laitman - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Our sense of balance is among the most central of our sensory systems, particularly in the
evolution of human positional behavior. The peripheral vestibular system (PVS) comprises …

Comparative analysis of vestibular ecomorphology in birds

RBJ Benson, E Starmer‐Jones, RA Close… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The bony labyrinth of vertebrates houses the semicircular canals. These sense rotational
accelerations of the head and play an essential role in gaze stabilisation during locomotion …

Otolith membrane herniation, not semicircular canal duct dilation, is associated with decreased caloric responses in Ménière's disease

LL Shen, NS Andresen, DA Chari, JM Pogson… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Springer
Ménière's disease (MD) is a debilitating disorder with unclear pathophysiology whose
diagnosis often relies on clinical judgment rather than objective testing. To complicate …

Wave mechanics of the vestibular semicircular canals

MM Iversen, RD Rabbitt - Biophysical journal, 2017 - cell.com
The semicircular canals are biomechanical sensors responsible for detecting and encoding
angular motion of the head in 3D space. Canal afferent neurons provide essential inputs to …