News tagged with premotor cortex
Magnetic brain stimulation improves skill learning
The use of magnetic pulses to stimulate the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) region of the brain results in an improved ability to learn a skilled motor task. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience show t ...
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Jul 07, 2009 |
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Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time
(PhysOrg.com) -- By implanting an electrode into the brain of a person with locked-in syndrome, scientists have demonstrated how to wirelessly transmit neural signals to a speech synthesizer. The "thought-to-speech" ...
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Dec 21, 2009 |
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Brain Regions Responsible for Empathy Mapped by Researchers
Columbia University researchers have shown for the first time that two brain systems are primarily responsible for allowing humans to accurately predict the emotions of others. Psychology professors Kevin ...
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Jun 16, 2009 |
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Robotic therapy may reduce stroke physical disability years later
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.
Feb 18, 2009 |
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The improvising brain: Getting to the neural roots of the musical riff
(PhysOrg.com) -- What’s involved when a musician sits down at the piano and plays flurries of notes in a free fall, without a score, without knowing much about what will happen moment to moment? Is it possible ...
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Feb 06, 2009 |
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Passive learning imprints on the brain just like active learning
It's conventional wisdom that practice makes perfect. But if practicing only consists of watching, rather than doing, does that advance proficiency? Yes, according to a study by Dartmouth researchers.
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Jul 14, 2008 |
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Locating a 'Free Choice' Brain Circuit
Your brain gets a better workout when you change your routine, say scientists at the California Institute of Technology who have pinpointed one particular circuit that activates your ability to execute a decision. This finding ...
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Apr 17, 2008 |
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Brain compensatory mechanisms enhance the recovery from spinal cord injury
A research team led by Tadashi Isa, a professor at the Japanese National Institute for Physiological Sciences, NIPS (SEIRIKEN), and Dr. Yukio Nishimura (University of Washington, Seattle), have found that brain compensatory ...
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Nov 15, 2007 |
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Nerve impulses from primary motor cortex can cause movement even when person is unaware
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 ...
Jul 17, 2007 |
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The brain can rapidly reorganise to recover from damage
The brain can transfer specific functions to new areas when part of it is damaged, according to Oxford research.
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May 04, 2007 |
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For Easy Tasks, Brain Preps and Decides Together
A Georgia Tech researcher has discovered that for tasks involving spatial processing, preparing for the task and performing it are not two separate brain processes, but one – at least when there are a small ...
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Mar 06, 2007 |
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