How to Use proprioception in a Sentence

proprioception

noun

• With the limb missing, there’s no way for the brain to use proprioception to figure this out.
  — Popular Science, 10 Nov. 2020
• That’s why the team used algorithms and sensors to give the robot proprioception — a sense of where its body is in space.
  — Rachel Becker, The Verge, 5 July 2018
• That's because our body has a system that keeps track of where all its parts are likely to be (a sense called proprioception).
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 July 2019
• The most interesting sense is proprioception, the sense of being in a body.
  — John Bleasdale, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
• Some researchers argue there are more than five senses, like proprioception, or an awareness of the body in space.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 18 Jan. 2017
• For instance, in a dark room, touch and proprioception trump vision.
  — K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2017
• Outside of a brain scanner, the restoration of proprioception can in some ways give patients the feeling of having a real foot.
  — Gideon Gil, STAT, 16 Sep. 2021
• That’s all thanks to proprioception, which tells us where exactly our limbs are in space and how to control them without looking at them.
  — Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
• That’s going to knock down your sense of touch, proprioception and everything else.
  — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2021
• For many amputees, however, the loss of a limb is accompanied by a loss of proprioception.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
• In its simplest terms, proprioception is your awareness of your body’s position in space.
  — Men's Health, 11 July 2022
• Outside, a new alertness is in order, one that demands a deep connection to the position and movement of the body — or proprioception, sometimes referred to as the sixth sense.
  — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
• The medial prefrontal cortex is crucial to proprioception, bonding with others, and our sense of safety in the world.
  — Donald Antrim, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
• That should restore their proprioception, as well as a sense of connectedness to the artificial limb, says Herr.
  — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 2 June 2017
• The plate, which anchors the clouds and provides underfoot proprioception, is full length to give it more propulsion and improve running economy.
  — Adam W. Chase, Outside Online, 22 July 2021
• 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
• Finding Our Way The human brain maintains a map of where the body is located and uses many senses to do so, including vision, sound, the vestibular system and proprioception.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2023
• Poles can help with proprioception on rocky or otherwise tricky footing.
  — Adam Chase, Outside Online, 11 May 2020
• The surgeons and engineers who pioneered the technique designed it to restore what’s known as proprioception.
  — Gideon Gil, STAT, 16 Sep. 2021
• Those who enjoy a minimalist ride noted the elastic feel of the midsole that smoothed the pressure points underfoot with little squish to reduce proprioception.
  — Adam Chase, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2020
• However, proprioception and touch are not necessarily one and the same, Charkhkar says.
  — Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
• Not having a sense of where an artificial limb is in space—known as proprioception—is a huge disadvantage of artificial limbs.
  — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 2 June 2017
• The rubber hand illusion tests the interaction of several senses: touch, sight, and proprioception (the body’s sense of movement and position).
  — Christine Ro, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• The sole is thinner, more flexible, and slightly firmer than the Escalante’s, with a fast-rebounding cushion providing proprioception and keeping ground contact quick.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
• That feeling of connection is what people tend to love right away about a minimal shoe, said Dicharry; and proprioception can get better quickly, even though tissue adaptations take much longer.
  — Kristen Seymour, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2022
• The feel is somewhat minimal with plenty of ground proprioception, especially in the forefoot.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 25 June 2021
• In addition to the benefits of the two-legged circle hops, doing this move on one leg develops proprioception and neuromuscular control.
  — Kim Cross, Outside Online, 6 Apr. 2020
• According to Wilk, an ACL tear can compromise joint proprioception.
  — Washington Post, 6 July 2021
• Picking up a letter and reading it — another unremarked feat of human cognition and proprioception — is far harder for my mother now.
  — David Wertime, Philly.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• These abilities are already second nature to humans through vision and proprioception (the ability to sense the relative positions of body parts without looking or thinking about it).
  — Taskin Padir, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2017

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