The neural control of rhythmic arm and leg movements encompasses the integration of central and peripheral pathways that coordinate locomotion and complex motor tasks. These processes involve both ...

While listening to music, our ability to feel internalized rhythms and generate rhythmic movements synchronized with a song's beat relies on the cerebellum and basal ganglia's striatum working in ...

Our body movements profoundly impact how our brain processes sensory information. Historically, it was believed that the brain's primary motor cortex played a key role in modulating sensory ...

In the world of early childhood education, few pedagogical tools are as universally effective as music and movement activities for babies. Long before formal instruction begins, rhythm and sound form ...

A study explores how sound induces rhythmic movement in chimpanzees. Music influences rhythmic movement in humans, suggesting a link between the brain's auditory and motor areas. Understanding ...

Central pattern generators (CPGs) are circuits that generate rhythmic motor outputs which govern rhythmic behaviors. CPG core rhythmic activity is based on intrinsic and synaptic properties but can be ...

Neuroscientists discovered the mechanism underlying the oscillator circuit that controls the rhythmic extension and retraction of whiskers in mice. Many of our bodily functions, such as walking, ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Clonus causes involuntary, rhythmic muscle contractions when a muscle is stretched.It is often observed in conditions like multiple sclerosis, ...

Many people hear the word stims and picture obvious movements, yet a wide range of everyday actions fall into the same category. These behaviors help the nervous system regulate attention, soften ...