A new study by neuroscientists shows that our brain deals with different forms of visual uncertainty during movements in distinct ways. Depending on the type of uncertainty, planning and execution of ...

Getting your body moving doesn’t just keep you fit — it might actually turn back the clock on your brain, according to fascinating new research. The latest findings from Penn State College of Medicine ...

Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement -- they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. The findings are especially relevant for better understanding ...

A research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has uncovered a fundamental principle of how the brain prioritizes vision and hearing differently depending on whether we are still or in ...

Clinical psychologist Diana Hill and movement specialist Katy Bowman are the authors of I Know I Should Exercise But … 44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. When you're stressed or tired, ...

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 ...

Eye-tracking tests can detect brain trauma deficits in patients more than a decade after their last concussion.

Losing the ability to move changes far more than the body. For many people with spinal cord injuries, the most difficult part is knowing that the mind is still trying to move, even when the body no ...