News tagged with motor action
New study pinpoints difference in the way children with autism learn new behaviors
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have collaborated to uncover important new insights into the neurological basis of autism.
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Does the brain control muscles or movements?
May 07, 2008 |
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One of the major scientific questions about the brain is how it can translate the simple intent to perform an action—say, reach for a glass—into the dynamic, coordinated symphony of muscle movements required for that action. ...
Evolution of new brain area enables complex movements
Jan 12, 2009 |
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A new area of the cerebral cortex has evolved to enable man and higher primates to pick up small objects and deftly use tools, according to neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Pittsburgh's ...
Nerve impulses from primary motor cortex can cause movement even when person is unaware
Jul 17, 2007 |
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Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is a rare neurological disorder that causes hand movement without the person being aware of what is happening or having control over the action. The afflicted person may sometimes reach for objects ...
First neuroimaging study examining motor execution in children with autism reveals new insights
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 29, 2009 |
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In the first neuroimaging study to examine motor execution in children with autism, researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute have uncovered important new insight into the neurological basis of autism. The study, published ...
Robotic therapy may reduce stroke physical disability years later
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Robot-assisted therapy may help stroke patients attain gains in their physical abilities long after the stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009.
Study: How the brain masks alcohol impact
Apr 26, 2006 |
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Dartmouth College researchers say they've discovered more about how the brain works to mask or suppress the impact alcohol has on motor skills.
Researchers find important clue to learning deficit in children with autism
Oct 10, 2008 |
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A study by researchers at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute has discovered an important clue to why children with autism spectrum disorders have trouble imitating others: They spend less time looking at the faces of people ...
Chameleon-like camouflage: 'Nano-camo' for fashionistas and environmentalists
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Certain fish species blend with their environment by changing color. Sandia National Laboratories researchers have demonstrated that, in theory, they could cause synthetic materials to change ...
Completely novel action of insulin unveiled
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Nov 05, 2008 |
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A PhD student at Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research has uncovered an important piece in the puzzle of how insulin works, a problem that has plagued researchers for more than 50 years. This finding brings us one ...
Action video games improve vision
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Video games that involve high levels of action, such as first-person-shooter games, increase a player's real-world vision, according to research in today's Nature Neuroscience.
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