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·October 8, 2015·3 min read

Mapping Human Movement with Computational Models

A researcher has developed a computational model that maps human locomotion to help improve assistive and rehabilitative robotics.

Illustration shows location of the basal ganglia in the brain.

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·October 7, 2015·3 min read

Lack of D1 Receptors Results in Slowed Movement in Parkinson’s Patients

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.

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·October 3, 2015·4 min read

Capturing the Symmetry of Movement

A new study provides insights into networks of interneurons that carry out essential motor and sensory duties.

Image shows a person with a prosthetic leg on a treadmill.

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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Tuning on the Move: New Technology Refines Movement of Powered Prosthetics Automatically

Researchers have developed new software that allows powered prosthetics to automatically tune themselves, making the limbs more functionally useful.

Image shows the man in a walking harness.

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·September 23, 2015·5 min read

Ability to Walk Restored for Man Paralyzed for Five Years

Researchers use direct brain control to allow a man paralyzed for five years to walk again.

Graph of everyday activity and slowness of movement in Parkinson's.

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·September 17, 2015·4 min read

Everyday Actions, Not Occasional Strenuous Exercise, Most Beneficial for Parkinson’s Patients

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.

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·September 13, 2015·4 min read

Are We Wired to Be Lazy?

A new study reports our nervous systems are adept at altering the way we move so we expend the least amount of energy possible.

This shows two nerves (stained in red and green), which are responsible for transmitting information from the hair cells to the brain and from neurons (small green dots) that alter hair cell sensitivity.

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·September 4, 2015·4 min read

Maintaining the Balance

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.