Comparing the brains of mice that exercised with those that did not, researchers found that specific neurotransmitters switched following sustained exercise, leading to improved learning for ...

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have identified changes in how neurons in the brain behave that may explain the neurological basis by which physical exercise can improve ...

Movement imitation requires a complex set of mechanisms that map an observed movement of a teacher onto one's own movement apparatus. Relevant problems include movement recognition, pose estimation, ...

Robots designed for neurorehabilitation, specifically for supporting arm and leg movement and motor relearning, are ...

Sleep is often said to help the brain “lock in” what we learn while awake, but the underlying biology remains a topic of debate. A new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience provides evidence ...

For nearly a century, scientists have recognized that different regions of the brain’s cortex are responsible for controlling various body movements. This understanding dates back to the 1930s, when ...

Human motor control has always been efficient at executing complex movements naturally, efficiently, and without much thought involved. This is because of the existence of motor synergy in the central ...

Animal training can teach carrion crows to use a stick tool to retrieve food. With increasing practice, they not only ...