People with Tourette syndrome often describe a rising, uncomfortable sensation just before a tic fires, a feeling they cannot ...

Humans and animals rely on sensory feedback to dynamically adjust motor behaviors as they interact with an ever-changing world. Yet, the neural mechanisms underlying sensory-guided motor control are ...

A new study demonstrated a brain-computer interface technology that enables spinal cord injury patients to walk with a ...

A brain that develops in the deprivation of one sense reorganizes itself in surprising ways, revealing remarkable ...

Machine learning helps to decode signals in the sensorimotor cortex (in color) and yields new insight into the therapeutic effects of dopamine (chemical formulas).

Challenging the classic view, two cognitive scientists argue in a new review that categorization is not a late, specialized ...

The human brain ages less than thought and in layers – at least in the area of the cerebral cortex responsible for the sense of touch. Researchers at DZNE, the University of Magdeburg, and the Hertie ...

The brain is known to develop gradually throughout the human lifespan, following a hierarchical pattern. First, it adapts to support basic functions, such as movement and sensory perception, then it ...

Does the deaf brain "see" with its ears? New research shows the auditory cortex maps visual space through selective ...