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Gut Bacteria May Control Movement

Neuroscience NewsNovember 1, 2018

According to researchers, gut bacteria may regulate the neural circuits behind movement in fruit flies. Researchers say gut bacteria may play a similar role in controlling mammalian locomotion, and even movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

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Smell and Behavior: The Scents of Taking Action

Neuroscience NewsOctober 29, 2018

Researchers report an inhibitory circuit which releases GABA into the olfactory bulb modulates behavioral responses to odors in lampreys.... Read More...

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Fly Protein Has Protective Effect on Dopaminergic Neurons

Neuroscience NewsOctober 3, 2018

Researchers report the Scarlet protein has a neuroprotective effect on dopaminergic neurons in fruit flies.... Read More...

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Real and Imagined Movements Are Controlled by the Brain in the Same Way

Neuroscience NewsApril 24, 2018

Researchers report imagined movements can alter our sense of perception in the same ways as real movements do. The study reveals our brains predict how we would feel sensations if the imagined movements were executed.... Read More...

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Run Faster, Learn Better

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2018

Researchers claim they have identified a causal link between running speed and enhanced learning in mice.... Read More...

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How the Brain Tells Our Limbs Apart

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 21, 2018

Researchers have identified contrasts in interneurons that govern motor control.... Read More...

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Walking Fish Suggests Locomotion Control Evolved Much Earlier than Thought

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 8, 2018

New research reports the first ambulatory creatures may have remained under water. Researchers report modern descendants of these creatures exhibit walking behaviors on the ocean floor.... Read More...

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Midbrain ‘Start Neurons’ Control Whether We Run or Walk

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 17, 2018

University of Copenhagen researchers have identified two areas of the midbrain that appear to play specific roles in the start, speed and content of dependent selection of locomotion in mice.... Read More...

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When Your Spinal Cord Takes Charge

Neuroscience NewsDecember 9, 2017

Researchers have uncovered how our spinal cord knows when to process specific information, and when to ignore it from distracting us at the task at hand.... Read More...

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New RoboBee Flies, Dives, Swims and Explodes Out of the Water

Neuroscience NewsOctober 25, 2017

The latest generation of the RoboBee hybrid robot could help monitor the environment and provide essential search and rescue assistance, researchers report.... Read More...

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Smart Walk Assist Improves Rehabilitation

Neuroscience NewsJuly 20, 2017

Researchers have developed a new algorithm for a walking system that allows those with spinal cord injury to regain mobility. Researchers say their system, Smart Walk Assist, is designed to promote natural walking patterns in patients, so the nervous system can learn how to walk again.... Read More...

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Mystery of How Sperm Swim Revealed in Mathematical Formula

Neuroscience NewsMarch 20, 2017

A new mathematical formula based on the rhythmic movement of a sperm could provide new insights into male infertility.... Read More...

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Heartbeats and Memory Suppression: The New Tools for Controlling Fear

Identifying Brain Patterns of Consciousness

Discovering a New Form of Communication in the Brain

Neuroscience

Heartbeats and Memory Suppression: The New Tools for Controlling Fear

Identifying Brain Patterns of Consciousness

Discovering a New Form of Communication in the Brain

Neurology

Identifying Brain Patterns of Consciousness

Statins Could Protect Against ALS

Can We Repair the Brain? Using Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson’s

AI

Learning Transistor Mimics the Brain

Researchers Translate Brain Signals Directly Into Speech

Using AI to Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

Robotics

Spinal Cord is Smarter than Previously Thought

How the Brain Responds to Texture

Brain Hand Map is Maintained in Amputees with and Without Phantom Limb Sensations

Psychology

Heartbeats and Memory Suppression: The New Tools for Controlling Fear

Gut Bacteria May Control Movement

Smell and Behavior: The Scents of Taking Action

Fly Protein Has Protective Effect on Dopaminergic Neurons

Real and Imagined Movements Are Controlled by the Brain in the Same Way

Run Faster, Learn Better

How the Brain Tells Our Limbs Apart

Walking Fish Suggests Locomotion Control Evolved Much Earlier than Thought

Midbrain ‘Start Neurons’ Control Whether We Run or Walk

When Your Spinal Cord Takes Charge

New RoboBee Flies, Dives, Swims and Explodes Out of the Water

Smart Walk Assist Improves Rehabilitation

Mystery of How Sperm Swim Revealed in Mathematical Formula