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How Brain Maps Memories Without Movement
Science
Summary: Mental maps in the brain are activated when thinking about sequences of experiences, even without physical movement. In an animal study, ...
Robot Masters Terrain with Animal-Like Gait Transitions
Science
Summary: Researchers leveraged deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to enable a robot to adaptively switch gaits, mimicking animal movements like trotting and pronking, ...
Spinal Cord Learns and Remembers Movements Autonomously
Health
Summary: The spinal cord possesses its own learning and memory capabilities, challenging the long-held view of it as merely a message relay ...
Unlocking Motion: The Unexpected Complexity of Motor Neurons
Health
Summary: Researchers upended traditional views on motor neurons through their groundbreaking study on fruit flies. Demonstrating that individual motor neurons can produce ...
Dopamine’s Role in Movement Explored
Health
Summary: A new study explains how dopamine influences movement sequences, offering hope for Parkinson’s disease (PD) therapies. Researchers observed that dopamine not ...
Neural Insights Reveal the Secrets of Locomotion
Science
Summary: Researchers made a breakthrough in understanding how stick insects control their leg muscles during walking, challenging previous assumptions about motor neuron ...
Brain Pathway Linking Movement, Addiction, and Rewards Discovered
Health
Summary: Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown connection between the brain’s basal ganglia and cerebellum, altering our understanding of motor learning and ...
The shattering of Schengen: The map that reveals how ELEVEN countries – from France to Slovakia, Sweden to Germany
World
By Sue Reid 22:58 12 Nov 2023, updated 12:05 13 Nov 2023 Share or comment on this article: Day by day, the ...