Study finds brain only intervenes in walking when discoordination exceeds a certain threshold
Gait measurement experiment. Credit: 2024, Arai et al., Limb coordination is not strictly controlled during walking, Communications Biology Walking is ...
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Study suggests political ideology is associated with differences in brain structure, but less than previously thought
Graphical abstract. Credit: Petropoulos Petalas et al./iScience Conservative voters have slightly larger tonsils than progressive voters, about the size of ...
The region of the brain that controls eye movements also plays an important role in higher cognitive functions
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The superior colliculus is a region of the midbrain traditionally thought to help animals orient to ...
Adapting radiotherapy to brain cancer treatment: a personal investigation
Neural activity in prefrontal cortical neuron populations. Credit: Scientific reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-71038-6 A University of Ottawa neuroscientist's personal battle ...
Patient plays trombone during brain surgery
A dedicated Wisconsin musician is proving his talents to the medical community by playing the trombone while undergoing brain surgery. ...
New brain organoid model replicates human cortical domains
by Manel Llado, IMBA - Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften GmbH Symmetry breaking and pattern formation ...
Study finds two proteins impact brain activity differently
Positron emission tomography imaging showing beta-amyloid protein (two images on the left) and tau protein (two images on the right). ...
Brain implant lets man control Amazon’s Alexa with his mind
Credits: Synchron A patient with a degenerative disease has been able to command Amazon's Alexa digital assistant with his mind, ...
Double cards discovered in the brain
When a rat plans to move from a starting position to a target, it can consider the target's location in ...
New study reveals brain changes throughout pregnancy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Pregnancy is a transformative time in a person's life, during which the body undergoes rapid physiological ...
