When Jeff Kneebone was a college student in 2002, his research involved a marine mystery that has stumped curious scientists ...

The job of getting oxygen into the body and removing waste gases such as carbon dioxide, is carried out by the tube-feet. Circulating fluid passes constantly from the internal ampullae to the external ...

Les requins produisent de la lumière. Image de Zander R via Unsplash. Sharks are known for their ability to detect electric fields through special organs called ampullae of Lorenzini. However, some ...

其中，虚拟模拟技术发挥了重要作用。他们基于人类颞骨的高分辨率微 CT 扫描数据，构建了一个精细的 3D 虚拟人体前庭系统模型，这个模型高度还原了膜迷路（membranous labyrinth）的解剖结构，包括椭圆囊、壶腹（ampullae）、壶腹嵴（ampullary crests）和三个半规管 ...

Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, with open mouth. False Bay, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean. Image via depositphotos. A great white shark’s nose has special organs called ampullae of Lorenzini ...

Detecting danger is key to the survival and success of all species. Animal nervous and immune systems cooperate to optimize danger detection. Preceding studies have highlighted the benefits of ...

Introduction: The vestibular nerve is comprised of neuron sub-groups with diverse functions related to their intrinsic biophysical properties. This diversity is partly due to differences in the types ...