How the Brain Processes Temperature Information to Alter Behavior
Researchers report on how specific neurons can process sensory information about temperature and facilitate a change in behavior to adapt to the climate. ... Read More...
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The Brain is Able to Anticipate Painful Movements Following Injury
A new study reports, following an injury, the motor areas of the brain reduce signaling to a muscle if the muscle is responsible for producing painful movements, but enhances signaling if the muscle counteracts the painful movement.... Read More...
Personalizing Therapeutic Brain Stimulation
Personalized rTMS treatments could be revolutionary in helping combat neuropsychiatric disorders, researchers say.... Read More...
How the Brain Orchestrates Movement
Researchers shed light on what happens to specific neurons when neurodegenerative diseases impact movement. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.... Read More...
Key Brain to Spinal Cord Nerve Connections for Voluntary Movement Mapped
Researchers have successfully mapped brain to spinal cord neural connections that help drive voluntary movement. The map could be beneficial in developing new strategies to treat spinal cord damage.... Read More...
ALS Treatment Delays Disease and Extends Life: Mouse Study
Researchers report transplanting altered neural stem cells into the brains of mice genetically engineered to exhibit symptoms of ALS, delayed the progression of the disease and extended lifespan.... Read More...
Monkeys’ Brain Synchronize as They Collaborate to Perform a Motor Task
A new study reports when a pair of monkeys interact during a social task, their brains show episodes of high synchronization.... Read More...
Why Does Sleep Become Disrupted in Old Age?
Age related sleep disruptions are not due to alterations in activity of individual neurons as previously believed, researchers report.... Read More...
Paraplegic Rat Walks Again After Therapy, and Now We Know Why
Using electrochemical stimulation and robot assisted rehabilitation techniques, researchers restore walking ability in a paraplegic rat. The study reports reorganization of neural branching in the reticular formation leads to new connections and is key to motor skill recovery.... Read More...
Recording a Thought’s Fleeting Trip Through the Brain
UC Berkeley researchers report the prefrontal cortex coordinates activity in order to help us act in response to perception.... Read More...
Stuttering: Stop Signals in the Brain Disturb Speech Flow
Hyperactivity in the right hemisphere is stronger in people who stutter or have similar speech disorders than in those without speech problems, researchers report.... Read More...
Scientists Use Magnetic Fields to Remotely Stimulate Brain and Control Body Movements
Researchers have developed a new, minimally invasive brain stimulation technique that can induce a range of bodily movements. The technique, magneto-thermal stimulation, can be used to target highly specific brain regions and could help researchers to advance brain mapping studies.... Read More...