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Stories about: motor cortex

Whiskers Activate the Sensory Cortex In an interesting new finding, researchers determined that the area of the brain which enables mice to flick their whiskers when sensing an obstacle is not the one they thought it was. It would appear that the sensory, not motor, cortex is the main control center for this activity.Investigators now believe that these... 26 November 2010 06:24 GMT Motor Learning Triggers the Formation of Neural Connections Scientists at the University of California in Santa Cruz (UCSC) have recently determined that new connections appear in the brain of an animal as soon as the creature begins to learn a new task. The finding hints at the massive ability that the brain has of adapting itself to new stimuli and challenges, so as to offe... 30 November 2009 05:22 GMT Octopus Arms to Inspire Next Generation of Robots While an octopus is not generally regarded as being the most clever animal on the planet, its brain is looked at with respect by scientists. One simple reason for this is the fact that it can control eight limbs flawlessly, in very much the same way we control four. This trait that octopuses have is of great aid to r... 18 September 2009 14:51 GMT