Aravind Chenrayan Govindaraju (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Aravind Chenrayan Govindaraju, an applied physics graduate student at Rice University, at the COMSOL Multiphysics finite-element modeling station he used to find hidden details of an inner-ear mechanism that helps mammals balance via the fastest-known signal in the brain. (Credit: Rice University) Credit Credit: Rice University Usage Restrictions Must credit: Rice University License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.