Compared to other animal species, humans can plan and execute highly sophisticated motor tasks, including the ability to write complex characters using their hands. While many past studies have tried ...

Scientists have confirmed that spaceflight forces the brain to shift and stretch, a discovery that could change how we ...

Researchers have discovered that the dorsal premotor cortex serves a 'meta-learning' function, overseeing and regulating physical movements. Once believed to be limited to movement planning, this ...

Spaceflight takes a physical toll on astronauts, causing muscles to atrophy, bones to thin and bodily fluids to shift.

Scientists found evidence of two interleaved systems, which may help explain the connection between what's going on in our bodies and what's going... New data shows that an old model of the brain's ...

A new study showcases how brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between ourselves and the outside world ...

Scientists have identified previously unknown neural modules in the brain that control movement and adapt during skill learning. Their findings challenge long-held ideas about how the brain organizes ...

Perhaps our most defining characteristic as a species, the six-layered human cortex, hosts billions of neural connections that bestow Homo sapiens with higher-order thinking. But how does this ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are observed in no other animal species. For centuries, scientists have been trying ...

Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...