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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.

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·March 14, 2022·5 min read

Ready, Set…Go! Brain Circuit That Triggers the Execution of Planned Movement Discovered

Researchers have identified a neural circuit that helps suppress the execution of planned actions in response to specific cues.

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·January 23, 2022·4 min read

Neurons That Control Locomotion

Ventral spinocerebellar tract neurons (VSTNs) are necessary and sufficient for regulating locomotion in mice, a new study reports.

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·January 23, 2022·5 min read

How Robots Learn to Hike

A newly developed control technology that combines proprioception with visual perception allows robots to tackle rough terrains faster and more efficiently.

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·September 8, 2021·3 min read

People With Parkinson’s May Benefit From 7 Walking Strategies

Study suggests seven compensation strategies to help those with Parkinson's disease improve mobility and walking problems.

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·July 15, 2021·5 min read

A New Spidey Sense

Jumping spiders can distinguish between living and non-living objects based upon their movement, a new study reports.

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·July 15, 2021·6 min read

Emotion, Cooperation and Locomotion Crucial From an Early Age

Emotional knowledge, cooperative social behavior, and locomotor activity are three key skills for promoting numerical learning in young children.

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·June 25, 2021·4 min read

Subconscious Changes in Movement May Predict Alzheimer’s Disease

Subtle changes in fractal motor activity regulation in cognitively healthy women may be a sign of preclinical Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.

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·December 7, 2020·5 min read

Grasping an Object: Model Describes Complete Movement Planning in the Brain

Researchers have developed a new model that represents the planning of movement from seeing an object to grasping it.

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·November 23, 2020·4 min read

Measuring Risk-Taking by Watching People Move Computer Mice

People whose computer mouse drifted toward a safer option on the screen, even when they ultimately decided to select a riskier option, may be more risk avoidant than their choices would indicate.

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locomotion

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

Exploring the Surprising Role of Motor System Neurons

Giving Zebrafish Psychotropic Drugs to Train AI Algorithms

Ready, Set…Go! Brain Circuit That Triggers the Execution of Planned Movement Discovered

Neurons That Control Locomotion

How Robots Learn to Hike

People With Parkinson’s May Benefit From 7 Walking Strategies

A New Spidey Sense

Emotion, Cooperation and Locomotion Crucial From an Early Age

Subconscious Changes in Movement May Predict Alzheimer’s Disease

Grasping an Object: Model Describes Complete Movement Planning in the Brain

Measuring Risk-Taking by Watching People Move Computer Mice

Brain Conductors Find Precise Connection to Target Cells via Protein Handshake

Multilingualism Calculator Reveals True Language Strengths

Brain Blends Fast and Slow Signals to Shape Human Thought

Immune Signal Ratio May Predict Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

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