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 PDT
MAR 11, 2020
12:00 PM PDT
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...
MAR 11, 2020
12:00 PM PDT
MAR 11, 2020
12:00 PM PDT
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...
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...
Striatal neuromodulation through G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulates complex voluntary motor actions, involving decision-making, learning, and action selection. The dorsal striatum...
MAR 13, 2019
2:20 PM PDT
MAR 13, 2019
2:20 PM PDT
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 PDT
MAR 13, 2019
8:20 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...
MAR 14, 2018
7:30 AM PDT
MAR 14, 2018
7:30 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...
