Psychology & Psychiatry
Some music makes it impossible to stand still
Music makes us move with it, even when we try not to. Several factors are in play, but the tempo is particularly important.
Jan 11, 2021
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Neuroscience
Neuronal circuits for fine motor skills
Writing, driving a screw or throwing darts are only some of the activities that demand a high level of skill. How the brain masters such exquisite movements has now been described in the journal Nature by a team of researchers ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Health
Blood alcohol levels much lower than the legal limit impair hand-eye coordination
In previous studies, eye movements and vision were only affected at blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) approaching the legal limit for driving (0.08% BAC), in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Dec 21, 2020
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Health
Two new studies offer ways to avert accidents and workplace injuries for American workers
Human error is a causal factor in up to 80 percent of workplace accidents. A new study measuring the eye movements and cognitive processes for at-risk workers, sheds new light on the potential to avert accidents and possibly ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Neuroscience
Virtual reality applied to rehabilitation for stroke and neurodegenerative disease patients
Virtual reality-based rehabilitation programs are becoming an important complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases. Immersion in virtual environments stimulates ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research finds brains work harder while processing descriptions of motion in other languages
We all run from a burning building the same way—fast!—but how we describe it depends on the language we speak. In some languages, we might flee, race, or bolt, while in others we might just exit or leave the building ...
Dec 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Neurologic complications common even in moderate COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 can lead to a broad range of neurologic complications including stroke, seizures, movement disorders, inflammatory diseases and more, even in moderate cases, according to a new study published in the December 9, ...
Dec 9, 2020
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Neuroscience
Model describes complete grasping movement planning in the brain
Neuroscientists at the German Primate Center (DPZ)-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research in Göttingen have developed a model that can seamlessly represent the entire planning of movement from seeing an object to grasping ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Vaccination
UK vaccine rollout set to begin with queen in line for jab
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within weeks, reports on Sunday said, as the biggest immunisation programme in UK history begins next week.
Dec 6, 2020
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Neuroscience
What social distancing does to a brain
Have you recently wondered how social-distancing and self-isolation may be affecting your brain? An international research team led by Erin Schuman from the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research discovered a brain molecule ...
Dec 2, 2020
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