During performance of visually guided movements, the brain transforms visuospatial information into appropriate motor commands (i.e., visuomotor transformation) 1,2,3. Psychophysical studies suggest ...
HealthDay News — In older adults, higher levels of total daily activity and better motor abilities are associated with better cognition, according to a study published online January 16 in Neurology.
Our actions are constantly guided by decisions based on sensory information. The motor cortex is traditionally viewed as the final output stage in this process, merely executing motor responses based ...
Increasing one's level of physical activity may be an effective way to boost one's mood, according to a new study. Increasing one's level of physical activity may be an effective way to boost one's ...
Have you been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? Do you have a child or loved one with ADHD? I’m sure that I would have been diagnosed with ADHD as a child, if I hadn’t ...
A doctoral thesis has demonstrated that motor skills and physical activity practice can support the cognitive and early academic skills of preschoolers, particularly when the activities include motor ...
A research collaborative has revealed the changes in the brain that occur to take over motor functions that were lost due to brain lesion. The researchers generated permanent lesions in the cerebral ...
Correspondence to Dr Gregory D Myer, Division of Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 10001, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; greg.myer{at}cchmc.org Current ...
The neural activity in the motor cortex generates body movements. How the relationship between motor cortex activity and body movements is shaped by learning is not well understood. To address this ...
A man with a complete spinal cord injury, who had lost motor function below the level of the injury, has regained the ability to move his legs voluntarily and stand six years after his injury. A ...
Have you been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? Do you have a child or loved one with ADHD? I’m sure that I would have been diagnosed with ADHD as a child, if I hadn’t ...
Physical activity, elderly couple Findings seen in older adults; independent correlations remained for those with Alzheimer disease. HealthDay News — In older adults, higher levels of total daily ...