Summary:
- Scientists have launched a $14.2 million project to study the body's "sixth sense" - the sense of proprioception, which allows us to know the position and movement of our body parts without looking at them.
- Proprioception is crucial for everyday tasks like walking, reaching for objects, and maintaining balance, but it is not well understood at the neural level.
- The project aims to map the neural circuits responsible for proprioception and develop new technologies to enhance this sense, which could have applications in robotics, prosthetics, and rehabilitation for people with neurological disorders.