FeaturedNeuroscience·July 18, 2022·7 min readObserving Memory Formation in Real TimeStudy reveals how motor memories are formed and how they remain persistent. The findings may help illuminate the root cause of motor disorders like Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 19, 2022·4 min readExploring the Surprising Role of Motor System NeuronsMotor system neurons not only control movement, they also incite action.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 11, 2021·4 min readHow the Brain’s Motor System Can Support Vocabulary LearningA transcranial magnetic stimulation study revealed the motor cortex may play a role in translating foreign language words into one's native tongue.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·April 24, 2021·5 min readWhat Parkinson’s Disease Patients Reveal About How Art Is Experienced and ValuedImpaired motor function, such as that experienced by Parkinson's patients, appears to influence the perception of art, researchers report.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 3, 2021·4 min readNeurons Responsible for Rapidly Stopping Behaviors and Actions RevealedA set of neurons in the subthalamic nucleus have been implicated in canceling planned behaviors or actions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 1, 2018·4 min readBigger Human Brain Prioritizes Thinking Hub, But at a CostA new study reports the larger the growth of areas associated with thinking in the cortex, the slower the growth of regions associated with emotional, sensory and motor skills.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 14, 2018·6 min readSurprise Stimulus Helps People Stop an ActionUnexpected 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2017·4 min readHow Reading Makes Us MoveA new study reveals the role the motor system plays in the perception of language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 13, 2016·2 min readNeurons Paralyze Us During REM SleepResearchers have identified a population of neurons that appear to be responsible for muscle paralysis during REM sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 23, 2016·4 min readWhy We Can’t Tickle OurselvesA researcher investigates why we find it impossible to tickle ourselves.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 11, 2016·3 min readSocial Thinking in the Infant BrainStudy links neural responses from the motor system to overt social behaviors in infants.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2015·6 min readGet a Grip! Researchers Grasp How We Hold ObjectsResearchers report the most important factor of grip force isn't what you can estimate about the object, but rather what you can'tRead More
