Knight Initiative researchers are investigating the detailed processes behind how the brain learns to control movement. Their discoveries may eventually lead to improved therapies for Parkinson's ...

It's well known that learning to play an instrument can offer benefits beyond just musical ability. Indeed, research shows it ...

Dexterity, coordination and balance are all extremely important throughout our lives, but these skills change between early ...

Discover how neuroscience is driving advances in robotics, enabling machines to learn, adapt, and move more like biological systems.

Neuroscience today teaches that the left side of our brain is responsible for language. It is called Broca’s and Wernike’s area. This takes us into the emerging field that we call neuro-linguistics ...

Researchers used machine learning to identify early Parkinson's disease (PD) from videos of standardized motor tasks. Their approach distinguished between those with and without the condition with 86% ...

In a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience, a group of researchers explored how the cerebellum directly affects dopamine release in the substantia nigra compacta (SNc). While the cerebellum's ...

Violinists, surgeons and gamers can benefit from physical exercise both before and after practicing their new skills. The same holds true for anyone seeking to improve their fine motor skills. This is ...