Decoding How Brain Circuits Control Behavior
Researchers have identified how two types of neurons divide the labor to plan and initiate movements.... Read More...
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Researchers Uncover the Mathematics of Brain Waves
Researchers have developed a new mathematical model, which incorporates EEG data and evolutionary game theory, that bridges the gap between waves and random fluctuations in the brain.... Read More...
Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Patients
Researchers report the adverse cognitive effects associated with DBS in Parkinson's patients are linked to a different neural pathway than the one responsible for the motor effects generated by the treatment.... Read More...
Alcohol Dampens Brain Waves Associated with Decision Making, But Not Motor Control
Researchers report drinking alcohol can impair brain waves associated with decision making, but not necessarily motor control.... Read More...
A Way to Restore Movement Sensation in Upper Limb Amputation Patients
Researchers have developed a new method of restoring movement sensation for upper limb amputees. The researchers used small robots to vibrate muscles in order to 'turn on' movement sensations.... Read More...
Brain Has Separate ‘Fear Circuits’ for Dealing with Immediate and Distant Threats
According to a new PNAS study, two areas of the brain are responsible for fear processing. ... Read More...
Surprise Stimulus Helps People Stop an Action
Unexpected sounds make people stop an action more often than when they hear no sounds at all. A new study offers an insight into how sensory cues would speed up the brain's communication with the motor system.... Read More...
Brain Network That Helps Babies Learn to Walk Identified
Researchers have identified a brain network that is involved in helping an infant learn to walk. Additionally, disruptions in the network may predict future risk of a child being diagnosed with ASD.... Read More...
Some Video Games Are Good For Older Adults’ Brains
Using the classic Nintendo game, Super Mario 64, researchers discover playing 3D platform games could help older brains to stave off mild cognitive impairment. Researchers report older people who played the video game had gray matter increases in the cerebellum, hippocampus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.... Read More...
Individual with Complete Spinal Cord Injury Regains Voluntary Motor Function
A combination of activity based training and spinal cord epidural stimulation has allowed a patient paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injury to regain voluntary movement in his legs, researchers report. ... Read More...
Scientists Become Research Subjects in After-Hours Brain-Scanning Project
Researchers join their own experiments as test subjects to evaluate different brain networks. Using neuroimaging to scan their brains, researchers created individual detailed maps of neural connections.... Read More...
Surprise Communication Found Between Brain Regions Involved in Infant Motor Control
Researchers have identified how two distinct areas of the developing brain communicate and report REM sleep is key to this communication.... Read More...