FeaturedNeuroscience·June 5, 2018·5 min readThrow Like a Girl? No, He or She Hasn’t Been TaughtResearchers say many children, especially girls, aren't taught basic motor skills like throwing or running. The researchers are developing an improved movement curriculum to increase motor skill competence in preschool aged children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2018·4 min readDrowsy Worms Offer New Insights Into the Neuroscience of SleepA new study could offer insight into human glial cell function and reveals a relationship between movement and sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·June 1, 2018·4 min readThe Brain is Able to Anticipate Painful Movements Following InjuryA 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2018·6 min readCross Talk Between Neurons that Control Touch Identified: Mouse StudyResearchers have successfully mapped brain networks that are responsible for perception and movements linked to touch. The findings may provide new insights into the connection between movement and touch.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 17, 2018·6 min readHow the Brain Orchestrates MovementResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 14, 2018·3 min readBrain Activity Alternates While SteppingA study of Parkinson's patients reveals neural activity alternates between the right and left sides of the brain as we walk.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 3, 2018·7 min readDecoding the Brain’s Learning MachineA new study sheds light on how the cerebellum is able to make predictions and learn from mistakes, especially when it comes to completing complex motor actions. The findings could help in the development of new machine learning technologies.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 1, 2018·5 min readKey Brain to Spinal Cord Nerve Connections for Voluntary Movement MappedResearchers 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
FeaturedNeurology·April 30, 2018·3 min readImmediate Restoration of Voluntary Movement with Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation in Two Patients with ParaplegiaResearchers report they have successfully and immediately restored volitional movement in two paralyzed people with the help of spinal cord stimulation. Additionally, the stimulation helped to reduce hypotension in the patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 26, 2018·7 min readNoninvasive Spinal Stimulation Enables Paralyzed People to Regain Use of HandsA new, non invasive spinal stimulation method has helped restore movement to hands of paralyzed patients, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 24, 2018·3 min readReal and Imagined Movements Are Controlled by the Brain in the Same WayResearchers report imagined movements can alter our sense of perception in the same ways as real movements do. The study reveals our brains predict how we would feel sensations if the imagined movements were executed.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 1, 2018·5 min readBody Movements Just Need a Puff of Dopamine to Get StartedResearchers say findings about how dopamine affects the initiation of movement could pave the way for the development of new treatments for Parkinson's and other movement related disorders.Read More
