Sensory Perception is Not A One Way Street
Researchers decipher the pathways by which the brain alters its own perception of the outside world.... Read More...
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How the Brain Bounces Back
A new study reports activity, not rest, help speed up recovery following a brain injury.... Read More...
Cross Talk Between Neurons that Control Touch Identified: Mouse Study
Researchers have successfully mapped brain networks that are responsible for perception and movements linked to touch. The findings may provide new insights into the connection between movement and touch.... Read More...
Paralyzed Patient Feels Sensation Again
Researchers have successfully induced the sensations of touch and movement in the arm of a paralyzed man, with the help of a tiny array of electrodes implanted into the somatosensory cortex. ... Read More...
Advanced Artificial Limbs Mapped in the Brain
Following targeted motor and sensory reinnervation, a procedure that reroutes residual limb nerves to intact muscles and skin in amputees, the brain remaps both motor and sensory pathways. Additionally, researchers note, TMSR may help counteract poorly adapted cortical plasticity following amputation.... Read More...
A ‘Communication Breakdown’ During General Anesthesia
A new study reveals the neurological mechanisms at work during ketamine anesthesia.... Read More...