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Researchers have just made a promising advance in understanding the origins of mirror movement syndrome, an inherited neurological condition that manifests as involuntary movements.

According to research, bouts of exercise suppressed how hungry participants said they felt, but increased the reactivity of multiple parts of their brains to food cues.

Molecular clocks in our cells synchronize our bodies with the cycle of night and day, cue us for sleep and waking, and drive daily cycles in virtually every aspect of our physiology. Scientists studying the molecular mechanisms of our biological clocks have now identified a key event that controls the timing of the clock.

An AI voice-based virtual coach has been trialed for behavioral therapy, and the results are encouraging.

Researchers have shown that the brain’s primary auditory cortex is more responsive to human vocalizations associated with positive emotions coming from our left side than to any other sounds.

Our hands do more than just hold objects. They also facilitate the processing of visual stimuli. When you move your hands, your brain first perceives and interprets sensory information, then it selects the appropriate motor plan.

Researchers have developed technology that enabled amputees to feel changes in temperature in their missing, “phantom”, hands.

Tactile stimulation improved motor performance, reduced phosphorylated tau, preserved neurons and synapses and reduced DNA damage, a new study shows.

Research published at the start of 2022 suggested that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a causal factor in the development of the neurodegenerative condition multiple sclerosis (MS).

University of Queensland-led research has revealed liver cells influence the body’s internal circadian clock, which was previously believed to be solely controlled by the brain.