“We have to over-simplify in order to experiment at all, but must never allow ourselves to forget the very real complexity of our living material” (Ref. 4) — and fittingly enough, Phillips and Porter, ...

Using a whole-brain fluorescence imaging technique developed at Janelia, scientists captured axons of pyramidal tract neurons leaving the motor cortex. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

In surgery to remove brain tumors located close to the pyramidal tracts, the aim is to preserve motor function while removing as much of the tumor as possible. Motor function is best measured during ...