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Motor Cortex
Motor Cortex: the part of the cerebral cortex in the brain where nerve impetus originate. This, in turn, initiates muscular activity.
MAR 11, 2020 | 12:00 PM
Brain machine interfaces (BMIs) aim to help patients with paralysis to use their recorded brain activity to control assistive devices. BMI research requires the collaboration of neuroscienti...
MAR 11, 2020 | 12:00 PM
Approximately 300,000 people in the United States have a spinal cord injury with many of these individuals experiencing permanent motor and sensory deficits. For individuals with cervical sp...
JAN 01, 2020 | 6:00 AM
Striatal neuromodulation through G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulates complex voluntary motor actions, involving decision-making, learning, and action selection. The dorsal striatum...
JAN 01, 2020 | 6:00 AM
Brain machine interfaces or neural prosthetics have the potential to restore movement to people with paralysis or amputation, bridging gaps in the nervous system with an artificial device. M...
MAR 13, 2019 | 2:20 PM
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...
MAR 13, 2019 | 8:20 AM
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...
