Research news on tremor

Tremor is a rhythmic, involuntary, oscillatory movement of a body part resulting from alternating or synchronous contractions of reciprocally innervated muscles, typically around a joint. Phenomenologically, tremors are characterized by their frequency, amplitude, distribution, and activation condition (rest, postural, kinetic, or intention). They arise from pathological or physiological alterations in central motor networks, particularly involving cerebello-thalamo-cortical and basal ganglia circuits, and can be modulated by peripheral feedback. Tremor is a core motor phenomenon in various neurological disorders, where its spatiotemporal features are crucial for differential characterization, quantification, and pathophysiological investigation.

Fracking in Argentina 'linked to hundreds of tremors'

The extraction of gas and oil by fracking—large-scale fracturing of underground rocks by injecting water, sand and additives—is generating growing concern in Argentine Patagonia. Neuquén province—home to the country's largest ...

Earthquakes shake up Yellowstone's subterranean ecosystems

Up to 30% of life, by weight, is underground. Seismic activity may renew the energy supply for subterranean ecosystems. Published in PNAS Nexus, Eric Boyd and colleagues chronicled the ecological changes in subsurface microbial ...

AI quake tools forecast aftershock risk in seconds, study shows

Earthquake forecasting tools powered by AI can forecast the risk of aftershocks seconds after the initial tremor, a new study suggests. The machine learning models can forecast where, and how many, aftershocks will take place ...

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