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·April 11, 2024·5 min read

Spinal Cord Learns and Remembers Movements Autonomously

The spinal cord possesses its own learning and memory capabilities, challenging the long-held view of it as merely a message relay between the brain and body. Through innovative experiments, the team identified two distinct neuronal populations that enable the spinal cord to independently adapt and remember movements.

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·March 21, 2024·4 min read

Deciphering Proprioception: How the Brain Maps Movement

A new study reveals the mechanisms behind proprioception, our body's innate ability to sense limb position and movement, critical for movement without visual cues. Utilizing musculoskeletal simulations and neural network models, researchers have advanced our understanding of how the brain integrates sensory data from muscle spindles to perceive bodily position and motion.

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·March 21, 2024·5 min read

AI Predicts Movement from Brain Data

Researchers developed an AI algorithm capable of predicting mouse movement with a 95% accuracy by analyzing whole-cortex functional imaging data, potentially revolutionizing brain-machine interface technology. The team's end-to-end deep learning method requires no data preprocessing and can make accurate predictions based on just 0.17 seconds of imaging data.

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·March 20, 2024·6 min read

Unlocking Motion: The Unexpected Complexity of Motor Neurons

Researchers upended traditional views on motor neurons through their groundbreaking study on fruit flies. Demonstrating that individual motor neurons can produce a variety of complex head movements rather than just simple actions, this research highlights the intricate role these neurons play in bodily motion.

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·February 19, 2024·7 min read

Dopamine’s Role in Movement Explored

A new study explains how dopamine influences movement sequences, offering hope for Parkinson's disease (PD) therapies. Researchers observed that dopamine not only motivates movement but also controls the length and lateralization of actions, with different neurons activating for movement initiation and reward reception.

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·February 12, 2024·5 min read

Brain Network Steering Left and Right Movements Discovered

Scientists have identified a new group of neurons that plays a crucial role in controlling left-right movements in walking, bridging a critical gap in our understanding of brainstem and basal ganglia interaction. This discovery provides insights into the brain's complex navigation system previously linked to the 'brain's steering wheel.'

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·February 8, 2024·5 min read

Neural Insights Reveal the Secrets of Locomotion

Researchers made a breakthrough in understanding how stick insects control their leg muscles during walking, challenging previous assumptions about motor neuron activation. Their study reveals that neurons activating the depressor muscle in a stick insect's leg receive a unique rhythmic excitation, unlike other leg muscles.

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·January 26, 2024·4 min read

Brain Pathway Linking Movement, Addiction, and Rewards Discovered

Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown connection between the brain's basal ganglia and cerebellum, altering our understanding of motor learning and habit formation. This discovery suggests that the cerebellum plays a role in modulating dopamine levels in the basal ganglia, affecting both movement and reward processing.

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·October 24, 2023·4 min read

Unlocking the Language of Emotion Through Body Movement

Researchers unlocked the language of human emotion expressed through body movements. By employing a blend of computing, psychology, and the arts, they curated a human movement dataset to enhance AI's understanding of emotions via body language.

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·September 8, 2023·9 min read

Dancing Neurons: Unlocking the Secrets of Movement

Zebrafish, with their transparent bodies, are offering neuroscientists a unique insight into the intricacies of brain-controlled movement. Researchers zoomed in on the zebrafish's brain to understand the neural choreography of motion.

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·August 3, 2023·6 min read

Beyond Reward, Dopamine Drives Movement

Researchers discovered a genetic subtype of dopamine neurons that fires during movement, contrary to the long-standing belief that dopamine neurons primarily respond to rewards. This groundbreaking discovery has implications for Parkinson's disease, a disorder characterized by the loss of dopamine neurons affecting the motor system.

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·July 27, 2023·5 min read

Nerve Cells Found That Halt All Movement

Scientists have identified a group of nerve cells in the midbrain, which, when stimulated, can suspend all movement, akin to setting a film on pause. These nerve cells, located in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) and differentiated by a marker called Chx10, even affect breathing and heart rate in mice.

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movement

Spinal Cord Learns and Remembers Movements Autonomously

Deciphering Proprioception: How the Brain Maps Movement

AI Predicts Movement from Brain Data

Unlocking Motion: The Unexpected Complexity of Motor Neurons

Dopamine’s Role in Movement Explored

Brain Network Steering Left and Right Movements Discovered

Neural Insights Reveal the Secrets of Locomotion

Brain Pathway Linking Movement, Addiction, and Rewards Discovered

Unlocking the Language of Emotion Through Body Movement

Dancing Neurons: Unlocking the Secrets of Movement

Beyond Reward, Dopamine Drives Movement

Nerve Cells Found That Halt All Movement

Sensory Remix: The Neurological World of Synaesthesia

Ultra-Processed Foods Erodes Visual Attention

Why Feeling Good is Harder than Not Feeling Bad

Astrocytes Identified as Key Target for Treating Fragile X Syndrome

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