Past studies showed that the motor cortex plays a crucial role in the human ability to translate intentions into actions. Yet the processes via which it enables the execution of precise and sequential ...

According to Carnegie Mellon neuroscientists, there is a clear leader and sidekick when it comes to generating movements. During purposeful movement, whether reaching for a cookie or walking around ...

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 ...

For nearly a century, scientists have recognized that different regions of the brain’s cortex are responsible for controlling various body movements. This understanding dates back to the 1930s, when ...

“Neuralink can essentially help bridge communications from the cortex, past the point in the neck or spine, where the nerves ...