For nearly a century, scientists have recognized that different regions of the brain’s cortex are responsible for controlling various body movements. This understanding dates back to the 1930s, when ...

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of our brain. The organ, housed inside the skull and protected by a bony covering called the cranium, controls thought, memory, emotion, vision, and ...

Cerebral cortex: This is the largest portion of the brain. It includes two hemispheres (halves), which are connected to each other—physically and functionally—by the corpus callosum. The corpus ...

Meta-learning of human motor adaptation via the dorsal premotor cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024; 121 (44) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2417543121 ...

The homunculus is one of the most iconic images in neurology and neuroscience. Usually visualised as a series of disproportionately sized body parts splayed across a section of the brain, it shows how ...

Well, besides the motor cortex, according to the study other parts of the brain involved with learning new actions and understanding language also get revved up when we read action verbs.

Synchron's stent-based implant being inserted into the brain via the blood vessels. Synchron The signals in the motor cortex express our brain's intention to move.

Depiction of the motor homunculus in a 1981 exhibit at the Ontario Science Center Canadian science museum. McConnell; Colin (Toronto Star / Getty) Do me a favor: put your hands in front of your eyes ...

Image Credit: r.classen/Shutterstock.com Background The human motor cortex was initially described as a continually present homunculus.