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·April 16, 2018·5 min read

Run Faster, Learn Better

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

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·February 21, 2018·4 min read

How the Brain Tells Our Limbs Apart

Researchers have identified contrasts in interneurons that govern motor control.

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·February 8, 2018·4 min read

Walking Fish Suggests Locomotion Control Evolved Much Earlier than Thought

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.

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·January 17, 2018·4 min read

Midbrain ‘Start Neurons’ Control Whether We Run or Walk

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.

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·December 9, 2017·5 min read

When Your Spinal Cord Takes Charge

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.

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·October 25, 2017·6 min read

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

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

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·July 20, 2017·4 min read

Smart Walk Assist Improves Rehabilitation

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.

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·March 20, 2017·3 min read

Mystery of How Sperm Swim Revealed in Mathematical Formula

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

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·January 23, 2017·5 min read

Balance May Rely on Timing of Movement

Findings could help to find new treatments for people with balance problems.

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·November 17, 2016·4 min read

Walking is Bound Hand and Foot

Researchers have identified subpopulations of neurons in the spinal cord that help coordinate the movement of the arms and legs to ensure a stable body posture during locomotion.