Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-287) and index.
Contents
Prologue: In search of the lost sense --Sickness from motion -- Van Gogh's ear -- The spin doctors and the discovery of "multi-modality" -- How the balance senses contribute to survival -- "Ear deaths" and "graveyard spirals" -- Tonic & stimulant -- Extreme equilibrium -- The Wallenda within -- The cognitive connection -- New balance -- Epilogue: Staying glued to the wire -- Appendix of balance exercises.