TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Posture A1 - Kandel, Eric R. A1 - Koester, John D. A1 - Mack, Sarah H. A1 - Siegelbaum, Steven A. PY - 2021 T2 - Principles of Neural Science, 6e AB - THE CONTROL OF POSTURE INVOLVES TWO INTERRELATED GOALS, equilibrium (balance) and orientation, crucial for most tasks of daily living. Balance control maintains the body in stable equilibrium to avoid falls. Orientation aligns the body segments with respect to each other and to the world, such as maintaining the head vertical. Both balance and orientation use several different types of control: automatic postural responses, anticipatory postural adjustments, postural sway in stance, sensory integration for a body schema, orientation to vertical, and dynamic stability during gait. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180643808 ER -