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·February 27, 2013·4 min read

Songbirds’ Brains Coordinate Singing with Intricate Timing

Researchers discovered that as a bird sings, some neurons in its brain prepare to make the next sound while others are synchronized with the coordination of physical actions.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 28, 2015·6 min read

Get a Grip! Researchers Grasp How We Hold Objects

Researchers report the most important factor of grip force isn't what you can estimate about the object, but rather what you can't

Featured Psychology

·April 11, 2016·3 min read

Social Thinking in the Infant Brain

Study links neural responses from the motor system to overt social behaviors in infants.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 23, 2016·4 min read

Why We Can’t Tickle Ourselves

A researcher investigates why we find it impossible to tickle ourselves.

Image shows a brain slice with glutamate neurons.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 13, 2016·2 min read

Neurons Paralyze Us During REM Sleep

Researchers have identified a population of neurons that appear to be responsible for muscle paralysis during REM sleep.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 13, 2017·4 min read

How Reading Makes Us Move

A new study reveals the role the motor system plays in the perception of language.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 14, 2018·6 min read

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.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 1, 2018·4 min read

Bigger Human Brain Prioritizes Thinking Hub, But at a Cost

A 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.