Motor neurons adjust to control tasks, new brain research reveals
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 09:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Motor cortical neurons optimally adjust how they encode movements in a task-specific manner, new research reveals. The findings enhance our understanding of how the brain controls movement and have the potential to improve the performance and reliability of brain-machine interfaces, or neural prosthetics, that assist paralyzed patients and amputees.