Imagine waking up thirsty at night and having to reach for a glass of water in the dark. Without a clear view, your brain has to estimate where the glass is and where your hand is - a challenge that ...

Researchers have discovered how the brain keeps time for precise movements, revealing a neural “hourglass” mechanism between ...

MPFI Scientists have discovered how two brain areas work together like an hourglass to flexibly control movement timing.

In a novel set of experiments with mice trained to do a sequence of movements and "change course" at the spur of the moment, Johns Hopkins scientists report they have identified areas of the animals' ...

Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement -- they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. The findings are especially relevant for better understanding ...

How the brain controls complex movements has been a mystery. Advances in artificial intelligence now make it possible to simulate this process in virtual animals. Comparing activations in artificial ...

The classical view of how the human brain controls voluntary movement might not tell the whole story. That map of the primary motor cortex — the motor homunculus — shows how this brain region is ...

Parkinson's disease affects more than 1.1 million people in the United States, progressively damaging the brain cells that ...

The study, published in the journal Nature, shows how the brain’s internal timer works through an interaction between two ...

Fewer than 500 people worldwide are known to have a rare genetic disorder called GNAO1 mutation, which disrupts brain ...

The human brain is a mysterious supercomputer. Billions of neurons buzz within an intricate network that controls our every thought, feeling, and movement. And we've only just begun to understand how ...