A new study considers how early nutrition can affect a baby's brain development. Read More
Reactivating a learned memory is key to our ability to multitask, researchers report. Read More
Vagus nerve stimulation coupled with physical therapy following a stroke can significantly help to boost motor skill recovery, researchers report. Read More
Findings raise more questions about the origins of human cognition. Read More
A new study suggests a corresponding lack of motor skills may contribute to social awkwardness. Read More
Information about the state of a person's motor function can be obtained by analyzing how they type, researchers report. Read More
According to UCSF researchers, during non-REM sleep, newly learned useful neural patterns are replayed and recapped. Read More
A new study using non-human primates found infants of mothers who were stressed during pregnancy grew faster but had slower motor development than their peers. Read More
Neurons in the caudal pedunculopontine nucleus, an area of the brain that regulates motor coordination, switch neurotransmitters from acetylcholine to GABA as a result of exercise. The switch appears to provide feedback control that regulates motor coordination and skill learning. Read More
Humans encode motor sequences in terms of a three-level hierarchy. Read More
According to researchers, physical coordination is more beneficial in larger groups. The findings could help improve current physical rehabilitation techniques by training patients in groups to improve movement skills. Read More
Primates with larger brains can solve much more complex tasks using their hands than smaller-brained primates. However, improved dexterity comes at a cost. In humans and other large-brained primates, it takes longer for infants to learn the simplest hand and finger movements than our smaller-brained counterparts. Read More
