Researchers have identified a previously overlooked neural pathway that helps control human hand and arm movements. The discovery shows that signals guiding voluntary hand motion travel through deeper ...

The effects of spinal cord injuries are complex and multifaceted. People lose not only the ability to control the movement of ...

Researchers have identified a network of connections linking the brainstem and spinal cord that helps control hand and arm ...

Researchers identify a conserved brainstem and spinal cord pathway (C3-C4) that controls voluntary hand movements in both mice and humans.

Motor neurons are the cells the brain uses to command muscles to act. Scientists typically thought of them as simple connections, much like the cables that link computers with their accessories. Now, ...

The cerebellum, a region at the back of the brain under the cerebral cortex, has been found to support movement and muscle control, as well as memory, learning and other mental functions. Some ...

Inside neurons, motor proteins haul precious cargo, moving essential goods along thread-like roadways called microtubule tracks. Inside neurons, motor proteins haul precious cargo, moving essential ...

To better understand the origins of noise, we need to think about how the rotation movement takes place. When a stepper motor performs a step, it does not stop immediately but continues to move ...

A new study found that deep sleep weakens breathing brain timing in movement circuits and changes internal brain ...