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·September 8, 2023·9 min read

Dancing Neurons: Unlocking the Secrets of Movement

Zebrafish, with their transparent bodies, are offering neuroscientists a unique insight into the intricacies of brain-controlled movement. Researchers zoomed in on the zebrafish's brain to understand the neural choreography of motion.

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·September 4, 2023·4 min read

The Brain’s Hidden Locomotion Command Center

Researchers uncovered key mechanisms in the brain that control movement initiation. The mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) in the brain, an ancient and conserved region across various vertebrates, plays a pivotal role in starting movements such as walking, flying, and swimming.

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·January 20, 2023·5 min read

High Frequency Brain Wave Patterns in the Motor Cortex Can Predict an Upcoming Movement

Spatially organized recruitment of neural activity across the motor cortex informs details of planned movements.

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·January 10, 2023·5 min read

Cat Locomotion Could Unlock Better Human Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

Somatosensory feedback from specialized sensors helps inform the spinal cord about ongoing movement and keeps a cat from falling when they encounter obstacles.

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·December 26, 2022·3 min read

Spontaneous Baby Movements Are Important for Development of Coordinated Sensorimotor System

A new study reveals the spontaneous, random movements babies make aid in the development of the sensorimotor system.

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·November 27, 2022·3 min read

A Brain Circuit Underpinning Locomotor Speed Control

A neural circuit that decodes the start, duration and sudden change of speed of locomotion has been identified.

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·September 27, 2022·4 min read

Yes, Men Run Faster Than Women, but Over Shorter Distances and Not by Much

The between-sex performance gap when it comes to running is much narrower at shorter sprint distances, a new study reveals.

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·July 18, 2022·6 min read

Robot Dog Learns to Walk in One Hour

A new learning algorithm trains a robotic dog to walk within one hour, researchers report.

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·April 21, 2022·6 min read

Study Reveals Set of Brain Regions That Control Complex Sequences of Movement

The primary motor and primary somatosensory areas of the brain are involved in controlling immediate motor movements in real-time, while the premotor area appears to control planned, sequential movements as well as reacting to and adjusting the sequence when faced with unexpected changes.

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·April 19, 2022·4 min read

Exploring the Surprising Role of Motor System Neurons

Motor system neurons not only control movement, they also incite action.

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·April 15, 2022·4 min read

Giving Zebrafish Psychotropic Drugs to Train AI Algorithms

Researchers trained an AI to determine which psychotropic agent a zebrafish had been exposed to based on the animal's behaviors and locomotion patterns.