Motor neuron disease (MND) refers to a group of progressive neurological disorders that affect the motor neurons, which are nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movement.

Motor neuron articles from across Nature Portfolio Motor neurons project from the central nervous system to innervate muscle cells to either directly or indirectly control their activity. Contact ...

Mitochondrial abnormalities, or problems in cells' powerhouses, contribute to nerve cell death linked to motor control in MS, ...

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has uncovered a key mechanism that helps shape how our brains are wired, and what can ...

Exposure to an enriched environment increases neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of adult rodents. Environmental enrichment, however, typically consists of many components, such as expanded ...

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