Motor Cortex
Motor Cortex: the part of the cerebral cortex in the brain where nerve impetus originate. This, in turn, initiates muscular activity.
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NOV 11, 2019NeuroscienceNOV 11, 2019Scientists at Northwestern University have dicovered a new mechanism in the brain that may be responsable for the early stages of neurodegeneration seen in...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonOCT 08, 2019NeuroscienceOCT 08, 2019Using a brain-controlled robotic suit, a tetraplegic man is able to move his arms and walk. These early results are promising - even astonishing - but authors note that the system is far from...WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergSEP 25, 2019NeuroscienceSEP 25, 2019In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for biology (Ramachandran: 2000). Altho...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonSEP 13, 2019NeuroscienceSEP 13, 2019For decades, a groundbreaking brain study fueled opinions about whether we have free will over our actions. The conclusions drawn from this experiment, how...WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergSEP 10, 2019NeuroscienceSEP 10, 2019Two years ago, Dr. Jayaram Chandrashekar and his colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus sought out to map the mouse brain as intricately as possible. Now,...WRITTEN BY: Nina Lichtenberg
NOV 11, 2019
Neuroscience
NOV 11, 2019
Scientists at Northwestern University have dicovered a new mechanism in the brain that may be responsable for the early stages of neurodegeneration seen in...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 08, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 08, 2019
Using a brain-controlled robotic suit, a tetraplegic man is able to move his arms and walk. These early results are promising - even astonishing - but authors note that the system is far from...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 25, 2019
Neuroscience
SEP 25, 2019
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for biology (Ramachandran: 2000). Altho...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
SEP 13, 2019
Neuroscience
SEP 13, 2019
For decades, a groundbreaking brain study fueled opinions about whether we have free will over our actions. The conclusions drawn from this experiment, how...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 10, 2019
Neuroscience
SEP 10, 2019
Two years ago, Dr. Jayaram Chandrashekar and his colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus sought out to map the mouse brain as intricately as possible. Now,...
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Nina Lichtenberg
JUN 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUN 26, 2019
Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder impacting the brain, can begin in the gut....
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Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2019
Neuroscience
FEB 25, 2019
Much of us already know that eye contact is very important when engaging someone in a conversation. But why exactly? A new study out of National Insti...
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Amy Loriaux
FEB 11, 2019
Neuroscience
FEB 11, 2019
Apparently, the spinal cord has been pretty underrated. It pops up when neuroscience students learn about basic reflexes, such as removing your hand from a...
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Amy Loriaux
FEB 05, 2019
Neuroscience
FEB 05, 2019
A new review published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease suggests that our previous diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's Disease (PD) is...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
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MAR 13, 2019 02:20 PM PDTC.E. CREDITSMAR 13, 2019 02:20 PM PDTPlasticity in the brain is very extensive due to the brain’s parallel architecture and synaptic reorganization capabilities. Because neuronal populations are typically in stable low e...Speaker: Juan Barcia, MD, PhDPresented At:Neuroscience 2019MAR 13, 2019 08:20 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSMAR 13, 2019 08:20 AM PDTHumans interact with their environment in countless ways and can switch seamlessly between activities. Even for seemingly simple tasks, a variety of sensory inputs and contextual cues are int...Speaker: Jennifer Collinger, PhDPresented At:Neuroscience 2019MAR 14, 2018 07:30 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSMAR 14, 2018 07:30 AM PDTThe cerebellum is incorporated into the distributed neural circuits subserving motor control, cognitive processing and the modulation of emotion. This lecture provides an overview of anatomic...Speaker: Jeremy Schmahmann, MDPresented At:Neuroscience 2018MAR 14, 2018 06:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSMAR 14, 2018 06:00 AM PDTComplex animal behavior is produced by dynamic interactions between discrete regions of the brain. As such, defining functional connections between brain regions is critical in gaining a full...Speaker: Paul Mathews, PhDPresented At:Neuroscience 2018MAR 16, 2017 06:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSMAR 16, 2017 06:00 AM PDTA fundamental challenge in developing brain machine interfaces (BMIs) is building a decoder between patterns of brain activity and movement in patients with spinal cord injury, ALS, and amput...Speaker: Nicholas Hatsopoulos, PhDPresented At:Neuroscience 2017
MAR 13, 2019
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MAR 13, 2019
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Plasticity in the brain is very extensive due to the brain’s parallel architecture and synaptic reorganization capabilities. Because neuronal populations are typically in stable low e...
Speaker:
Juan Barcia, MD, PhD
Presented At:Neuroscience 2019
MAR 13, 2019
08:20 AM PDT
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MAR 13, 2019
08:20 AM PDT
Humans interact with their environment in countless ways and can switch seamlessly between activities. Even for seemingly simple tasks, a variety of sensory inputs and contextual cues are int...
Speaker:
Jennifer Collinger, PhD
Presented At:Neuroscience 2019
MAR 14, 2018
07:30 AM PDT
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MAR 14, 2018
07:30 AM PDT
The cerebellum is incorporated into the distributed neural circuits subserving motor control, cognitive processing and the modulation of emotion. This lecture provides an overview of anatomic...
Speaker:
Jeremy Schmahmann, MD
Presented At:Neuroscience 2018
MAR 14, 2018
06:00 AM PDT
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MAR 14, 2018
06:00 AM PDT
Complex animal behavior is produced by dynamic interactions between discrete regions of the brain. As such, defining functional connections between brain regions is critical in gaining a full...
Speaker:
Paul Mathews, PhD
Presented At:Neuroscience 2018
MAR 16, 2017
06:00 AM PDT
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MAR 16, 2017
06:00 AM PDT
A fundamental challenge in developing brain machine interfaces (BMIs) is building a decoder between patterns of brain activity and movement in patients with spinal cord injury, ALS, and amput...
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Nicholas Hatsopoulos, PhD
Presented At:Neuroscience 2017
MAR 15, 2017
07:30 AM PDT
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MAR 15, 2017
07:30 AM PDT
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopamine and the disruption of brain circuits (basal ganglia and cortex) that are responsible for normal cognitive and motor per...
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Giselle Petzinger, MD
Presented At:Neuroscience 2017
MAR 15, 2017
06:00 AM PDT
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MAR 15, 2017
06:00 AM PDT
Sensorimotor integration is important for the acquisition and performance of motor skills. Here,we show the emergence of neuroplastic changes in the interactions between the motor andsomatose...
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Fritzie Arce-McShane, PhD
Presented At:Neuroscience 2017
MAR 19, 2015
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MAR 19, 2015
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DARPA’s investments aim to leverage brain-function research to alleviate the burden of illness and injury and provide novel, neurotechnology-based capabilities for military personnel an...
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Justin Sanchez, PhD
Presented At:Neuroscience
MAR 19, 2015
09:00 AM PDT
MAR 19, 2015
09:00 AM PDT
Impulsivity can be defined as the tendency to act prematurely without foresight. Behavioural and neurobiological analysis of this construct, based on evidence from both animal and human studi...
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Trevor Robbins, CBE FRS FMedSci FBPsS
Presented At:Neuroscience
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MAR 13, 2019 06:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSMAR 13, 2019 06:00 AM PDTLabRoots is excited to present the 7th Annual premier Neuroscience virtual conference, to be broadcast live for free March 13-14, 2019. The 2019 planning committee has arrange speakers and pa...NOV 14, 2018NOV 14, 2018Register for free to attend the 6th annual Gibco™ 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event, the largest global virtual stem cell event taking place around the world on November 15, 2...MAR 14, 2018 06:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSMAR 14, 2018 06:00 AM PDTWith a hundred billion neurons, and close to a quadrillion connections between them, the human brain is thought to be the most complex object in research. The field of neuroscience is constan...MAR 15, 2017 06:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSMAR 15, 2017 06:00 AM PDTThe 5th Annual world-renowned Neuroscience virtual conference in now available On Demand!.The human brain is thought to be the most complex object in research. A hundred billion neurons,...MAR 16, 2016 06:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITSMAR 16, 2016 06:00 AM PDTThe 4th Annual world-renowned LabRoots Neuroscience virtual conference is now On Demand. Watch any webcast from the conference any time! Neuroscience 2016 (free to view) aims to help advance...
MAR 13, 2019
06:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAR 13, 2019
06:00 AM PDT
LabRoots is excited to present the 7th Annual premier Neuroscience virtual conference, to be broadcast live for free March 13-14, 2019. The 2019 planning committee has arrange speakers and pa...
NOV 14, 2018
NOV 14, 2018
Register for free to attend the 6th annual Gibco™ 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event, the largest global virtual stem cell event taking place around the world on November 15, 2...
MAR 14, 2018
06:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAR 14, 2018
06:00 AM PDT
With a hundred billion neurons, and close to a quadrillion connections between them, the human brain is thought to be the most complex object in research. The field of neuroscience is constan...
MAR 15, 2017
06:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAR 15, 2017
06:00 AM PDT
The 5th Annual world-renowned Neuroscience virtual conference in now available On Demand!.The human brain is thought to be the most complex object in research. A hundred billion neurons,...
MAR 16, 2016
06:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAR 16, 2016
06:00 AM PDT
The 4th Annual world-renowned LabRoots Neuroscience virtual conference is now On Demand. Watch any webcast from the conference any time! Neuroscience 2016 (free to view) aims to help advance...
MAR 19, 2015
06:00 AM PDT
MAR 19, 2015
06:00 AM PDT
BioConference Live makes it easier and more cost-effective for the neuroscience research community to come together online through live video webcasts and real-time networking. BioConference...
MAR 19, 2014
06:00 AM PDT
MAR 19, 2014
06:00 AM PDT
BioConference Live makes it easier and more cost-effective for the neuroscience research community to come together online through live video webcasts and real-time networking. BioConference...