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Vertical Body Position

Vertical Body Position is a biomechanical construct in aquatic locomotion that denotes the orientation of the human body aligned predominantly perpendicular to the horizontal plane during stationary swimming or treading water, distinguishing it from horizontal propulsion techniques by emphasizing postural stability and vertical alignment for maintaining buoyant equilibrium.

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The plantar sole is a ‘dynamometric map’ for human balance control

Anne Kavounoudias, R. Roll, Jean‐Pierre Roll · Neuroreport · 1998 · 520 citations

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Effects of age and body position on "airway closure" in man

Pamela LeBlanc, F Ruff, J. Milic‐Emili · Journal of Applied Physiology · 1970 · 343 citations

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Effects of walking velocity on vertical head and body movements during locomotion

Eishi Hirasaki, Steven T. Moore, Theodore Raphan et al. · Experimental Brain Research · 1999 · 322 citations

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Subjective body orientation in neglect and the interactive contribution of neck muscle proprioception and vestibular stimulation

Hans‐Otto Karnath · Brain · 1994 · 302 citations

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Humans use internal models to construct and update a sense of verticality

Julien Barra, A. Marquer, R. Joassin et al. · Brain · 2010 · 299 citations · Full text

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    Dominik Straumann

    University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland

    4 publications · 167 citations

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  2. GN
    G. N. Orlovsky

    Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

    3 publications · 85 citations

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  3. YI
    Yuri I. Arshavsky

    Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russia

    3 publications · 85 citations

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  4. TG
    T. G. Deliagina

    Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

    3 publications · 85 citations

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    Thomas Jarchow

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 126 citations

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  1. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    452 citations

  2. University Hospital of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    1K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    3.2K citations

  4. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    354 citations

  5. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    492 citations

  6. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    264 citations

  7. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    225 citations

  8. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    219 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 20 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Acta Oto-Laryngologica

    11 publications · 579 citations

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  3. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 6 publications · 157 citations

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  4. Journal of Applied Physiology

    5 publications · 530 citations

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  5. Experimental Brain Research

    4 publications · 441 citations

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