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knowing where your elbow is without looking, and why your shoulders are near your ears right now.
means the ongoing sense of your body's position, tension, and movement, built from internal signals rather than a mirror.
from rooted in proprioception, coined late 1800s from latin proprius meaning ones own, describing the body's private sense of itself.
sensor locationmuscles and joints, not just skin or eyes
drunk testproprioception fails first, hence walking the line
trainable skilldancers and athletes measurably sharpen it over years
stress tellclenched jaw often noticed only in hindsight