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·July 5, 2016·2 min read

One Small Step for Babies, One Giant Leap for Mankind

Understanding how babies learn to walk may help to improve rehabilitation treatments for those with cerebral palsy and spinal cord injuries.

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·February 22, 2016·3 min read

Taste Sensors in Fly Legs Control Feeding

Researchers report taste information received from different parts of a fly's body is processed differently in the brain.The findings suggest different taste organs could have different functions.

Image shows neurons involved in walking.

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·January 28, 2016·4 min read

Treating Parkinson’s Disease By Solving the Mysteries of Movement

A new study identifies a brain circuit that controls walking and identifies a new target for treating Parkinson's disease.

Diagram of motor neurons in spinal cord.

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·January 13, 2016·3 min read

Researchers Discover a New Role for Motor Neurons

Researchers have identified a new, direct signalling pathway through which motor neurons influence locomotion circuits that generate rhythmic movement.

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·November 19, 2015·3 min read

Stopped in Our Tracks: How ‘Stop Neurons’ Make Us Halt When We Walk

Researchers have identified a population of neurons in the brainstem which are essential for mice to stop their locomotion.

Image shows the blood vessels in the human brain.

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·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Formation of New Blood Vessels May Account for Walking and Balance Problems in Parkinson’s

Researchers report the angiogenesis in the brain could be a cause of some of the intractable walking and balance difficulties associated with Parkinson's disease.

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·October 8, 2015·3 min read

Mapping Human Movement with Computational Models

A researcher has developed a computational model that maps human locomotion to help improve assistive and rehabilitative robotics.

This shows two nerves (stained in red and green), which are responsible for transmitting information from the hair cells to the brain and from neurons (small green dots) that alter hair cell sensitivity.

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·September 4, 2015·4 min read

Maintaining the Balance

A new study reports on how signals from the spinal cord adjust the sensitivity of hair cells in the inner ear to accommodate shifts in head position and to insure balance is maintained.