News tagged with motor function
Matter in hand: Jugglers have rewired brains
(PhysOrg.com) -- Learning to juggle leads to changes in the white matter of the brain, an Oxford University study has shown.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Scientists discover why we never forget how to ride a bicycle
(PhysOrg.com) -- You never forget how to ride a bicycle - and now a University of Aberdeen led team of neuroscientists has discovered why.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Researchers regenerate axons necessary for voluntary movement
For the first time, researchers have clearly shown regeneration of a critical type of nerve fiber that travels between the brain and the spinal cord and which is required for voluntary movement. The regeneration was accomplished ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Size matters: Length of songbirds' playlists linked to brain region proportions
Call a bird "birdbrained" and they may call "fowl." Cornell University researchers have proven that the capacity for learning in birds is not linked to overall brain size, but to the relative size and proportion of their ...
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Gene discovery supports link between handedness and language-related disorders
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, have identified a genetic variant which influences whether a person with dyslexia is more skilled with either the left or right hand. The finding ...
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Gene flaw causes small brain - scientists
Microcephaly, a disorder which leads to an abnormally small brain, has been traced in part to a flaw in a gene called WDR62 that plays a key role in the development of neurons, according to studies published on Sunday by ...
Oct 03, 2010 |
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Brain connections break down as we age
It's unavoidable: breakdowns in brain connections slow down our physical response times as we age, a new study suggests.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Invention enables severely disabled people to communicate and steer a wheelchair by sniffing
A unique device based on sniffing -- inhaling and exhaling through the nose -- might enable numerous disabled people to navigate wheelchairs or communicate with their loved ones. Sniffing technology might even be used in ...
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Brain powered robot
(PhysOrg.com) -- A squat, circular robot scurries along the floor of a laboratory, moving left, then right, then left again, before coming to a stop. A Northeastern University student researcher commands the ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Protein linked to problems with executive thinking skills
New research shows that a high level of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation in the blood, is associated with brain changes that are linked to problems with executive thinking skills. The study is published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Wii video games may help stroke patients improve motor function
Virtual reality game technology using Wii may help recovering stroke patients improve their motor function, according to research presented as a late breaking poster at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Gene mutation is linked to autism-like symptoms in mice
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a gene implicated in human autism is disabled in mice, the rodents show learning problems and obsessive, repetitive behaviors, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Widely used cholesterol-lowering drug may prevent progression
Simvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinson's disease from progressing further. Neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center conducted a study examining the use of the FDA-approved ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Scientists get first close look at stimulated brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- For over a century, scientists have been using electrical stimulation to explore and treat the human brain. The technique has helped identify regions responsible for specific neural functions ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Gene therapy found to help patients with Parkinson's
Jichi Medical University has succeeded in restoring the motor function of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease by injecting their brains with a virus with a built-in gene that has an enzyme to produce dopamine, it ...
Aug 14, 2009 |
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