Elisa R Ferrè Lab
VESTIBULAR×SPACE
NEUROSCIENCE
Exploring how the vestibular system shapes human behaviour - from Earth to space
ABOUT
Led by Prof Elisa R Ferrè at Birkbeck University of London, the VESTIBULAR×SPACE NEUROSCIENCE Lab investigates how the vestibular system - the brain's primary sense of gravity - shapes the very foundations of how we perceive and think.
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We combine behavioural experiments, brain stimulation, neuroimaging, and space science to decode how gravitational signals are woven together with other sensory inputs into a seamless experience of reality.​
Spaceflight strips that foundation away. In its absence, we find an unparalleled window into neural plasticity, and into how remarkably the mind can adapt when its most fundamental anchor is removed.
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GRAVITY MADE US WHO WE ARE.
WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW.
RESEARCH THEMES
Multisensory Integration
How the brain combines vestibular, visual, and bodily signals to build a coherent sense of the world.
Gravity & Cognition
How gravitational signals shape perception, spatial awareness, and higher cognitive functions.
Space Adaptation
How the brain adapts and what it reveals when gravity is removed during spaceflight.
Address
Birkbeck, University of London
Malet Street, Bloomsbury
London WC1E 7HX
