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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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·May 20, 2023·5 min read

Non-Invasive Brain Imaging Deciphers Hand Gestures

Researchers have developed a non-invasive method to identify hand gestures through brain imaging. The technique utilizes magnetoencephalography (MEG) and could contribute to the evolution of brain-computer interfaces.

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·May 18, 2023·5 min read

Hand Movements and Visual Attention: A Dance of Separate Rhythms

A new study sheds light on the intricate relationship between our hand movements and the attention they command. While it's well known that hand movements influence how we process visual stimuli, this study reveals the surprising independence between the goal of a hand movement and our self-directed, or 'endogenous', attention.

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·May 15, 2023·5 min read

Spontaneous Coordinated Group Movement Behavior Brain Circuit Discovered

A new study identified a brain circuit responsible for rapid, unified response to threats in animals, a phenomenon observed in fish schools and mammal herds. The research, focused on synchronized immobility in pairs of mice, paves the way for improved understanding of social communication in general, which is often compromised in neuropsychiatric disorders.

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·March 10, 2023·5 min read

Astrocyte Cells Critical for Learning Skilled Movements

Study reveals two specific ways in which astrocytes directly impact motor learning.

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·March 2, 2023·1 min read

A New Surgery Gives Quadriplegic Patients the Use of Their Hands and Arms

A new surgical procedure that moves healthy nerves to an inactive nerve helps quadriplegic patients regain the use of their arms and hands.

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·February 20, 2023·6 min read

Spinal Cord Stimulation Instantly Improves Arm Mobility After Stroke

Spinal cord stimulation restores movement in the arms of stroke patients with locomotion problems, researchers report. The treatment has the potential to improve the quality of life for those who suffer arm paralysis following a stroke.

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movement

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

Non-Invasive Brain Imaging Deciphers Hand Gestures

Hand Movements and Visual Attention: A Dance of Separate Rhythms

Spontaneous Coordinated Group Movement Behavior Brain Circuit Discovered

Astrocyte Cells Critical for Learning Skilled Movements

A New Surgery Gives Quadriplegic Patients the Use of Their Hands and Arms

Spinal Cord Stimulation Instantly Improves Arm Mobility After Stroke

Key Brain Circuit Linked to Teen Anxiety Identified

Early Blindness Tunes Pitch Perception

LSD Microdosing Enhances Sustained Attention in Women

Cannabis Destroys Sleep Quality

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