Human postural responses

TL;DR: The sections in this article are: Neural Control of Postural Orientation and Equilibrium, Sensory Control, and Concluding Remarks.

TL;DR: My conclusion is that, as far as evidence goes, the basal ganglia should still be regarded as organs of motor control, and some physiologists and psychologists have speculated that these regions may exert much wider functions in sensory and “cognitive” domains as well as in the motor sphere.

TL;DR: A nosologic classification of gait disorders is suggested that may be of value to clinicians and will consider the requirements for walking, their neuroanatomic and neurophysiologic bases, and the voluminous, but confusing, clinical literature and how it relates to their classification.

TL;DR: Touch contact was as effective as force contact or sight of the surroundings in reducing postural sway when compared to the no contact, eyes closed condition, suggesting that fingertip contact forces are physically counteracting body sway.