A new study reveals a lack of dopamine transmission via D1 receptors disrupts information flow in the basal ganglia and can cause difficulty in initiating voluntary movements for Parkinson's patients.
A new study provides insights into networks of interneurons that carry out essential motor and sensory duties.
Researchers have developed new software that allows powered prosthetics to automatically tune themselves, making the limbs more functionally useful.
Researchers use direct brain control to allow a man paralyzed for five years to walk again.
A new study reports that embarking on everyday activities, such as doing the laundry or washing dishes, provides more benefit to people with Parkinson's disease than occasional strenuous activity in helping to control their symptoms.
A new study reports our nervous systems are adept at altering the way we move so we expend the least amount of energy possible.
A new study reports on how signals from the spinal cord adjust the sensitivity of hair cells in the inner ear to accommodate shifts in head position and to insure balance is maintained.
Noninvasive spinal stimulation and a robotic exoskeleton enable a completely paralyzed man to move his legs voluntarily, researchers report.
A pioneering tool is set to investigate how a worm's brain controls its movements, researchers say.
Researchers investigate what factors come together to make a person attractive to others.
According to a new study, the brain plans multiple actions simultaneously prior to selecting one action to execute.
A new study reports virtual reality could be an important tool for stroke patients to help regain arm movement and function.
