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·September 2, 2022·3 min read

When Humans Gesture, They Activate an Ancient Connection Between Movement and Breathing

A new study sheds light on why humans often use hand movements while talking. Researchers report rhythmic hand gestures affect rib cage movements, leading to a change in lung volume and ultimately aspects of the voice. Infants connect early vocal babbling with hand gestures, demonstrating an early connection between movement and vocal production.

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·June 25, 2022·6 min read

First Evidence of Replay During Sleep in the Human Motor Cortex, Which Governs Voluntary Movement

Data collected from a tetraplegic man learning a BCI to play Simon showed the brain replays the learned information during sleep.

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·June 11, 2022·5 min read

Learning and Remembering Movement

Focusing on the largest pyramidal neurons in the motor cortex, researchers found dendritic branches do not simply pass movement information forward. Each sub-branch calculates the information and passes it to larger sub-branches, which in turn, perform the same operation. Multiple dendritic branchlets can interact with each other to amplify their combined computational product.

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·June 10, 2022·6 min read

Latin Dance May Be a Step Toward Better Working Memory for Older Latinos

Latinos aged 55 and older who participated in Latin dance classes for eight months showed significant improvement in working memory over their peers who did not partake in Latin dance.

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·May 10, 2022·5 min read

The Brain Searches for the Best Way to Move the Body

When learning how to coordinate a new movement, the nervous system first explores and evaluates many different coordinated patterns. With experience, the nervous system then adapts specific aspects of movements and simultaneously decreases pattern variability.

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·April 23, 2022·4 min read

How Do Our Eyes Stay Focused on What We Reach For?

When reaching for a target object, we anchor our gaze to the target of the reach moment, thereby looking at the target for longer periods. This helps make our reach more accurate.

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·April 23, 2022·4 min read

Ubiquitous Nutrients Suppress Appetite and Promote Movement

Non-essential amino acids influence the brain in a way that curbs appetite and promotes exercise.

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·April 21, 2022·6 min read

Study Reveals Set of Brain Regions That Control Complex Sequences of Movement

The primary motor and primary somatosensory areas of the brain are involved in controlling immediate motor movements in real-time, while the premotor area appears to control planned, sequential movements as well as reacting to and adjusting the sequence when faced with unexpected changes.

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·April 19, 2022·4 min read

Exploring the Surprising Role of Motor System Neurons

Motor system neurons not only control movement, they also incite action.

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·April 4, 2022·3 min read

Limited Trunk Movement a Factor in REM Behavior Disorder

People who suffer from REM behavioral disorder, a sleep disorder linked to an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, exhibit limited movement of their trunk during dream re-enactment.