Stroke and spinal cord injuries can severely impair motor functions, and understanding how to promote recovery is a critical challenge. While damaged neurons in the brain and spinal cord have ...

Pushing the frontiers of science and engineering, a prestigious institute in Beijing has devised ground-breaking instruments for brain studies. A fuller understanding of brain functions demands ...

A new study published in Human Brain Mapping has found that subtle motor difficulties in children, such as problems with coordination and involuntary movements, are linked to differences in the ...

Music performance is a natural and ubiquitous human skill that requires specific and unique types of control over motor systems and perception. Current knowledge about sensory–motor interactions ...

A new Drosophila collection of Parkinsonism models reveals early synaptic cholinergic projection neuron dysfunction, linking synaptic failure to later dopaminergic decline, highlighting a role for ...

Marathon running causes a temporary decline in brain myelin content, but levels return to normal within two months. This ...

"Our study indicates the 'kynurenine pathway' plays a role in the development of depression during the teenage years, which may help us to understand why there is a higher incidence among girls.