The motor system can be considered at three levels: motor behaviour, limb mechanics and neural control. Although our understanding at each level continues to grow, linking these levels into a cohesive ...

A new neural implant can be operated and charged wirelessly, allowing scientists to control lab rats’ brains from afar and in more natural settings. “This powerful device eliminates the need for ...

In 1937 the great neuroscientist Sir Charles Scott Sherrington of the University of Oxford laid out what would become a classic description of the brain at work. He imagined points of light signaling ...

Researchers applied tools from network science to identify how anatomical connections in the brain develop to support neural activity underlying executive function. The human brain is organized into ...

Think of a time where you just couldn’t stop something from popping up in your head. Whether it was a song lyric to that Katy Perry song you didn’t even like, or a cringe-worthy memory of your failed ...