A review of current research and drug development in motor neuron disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy shows progress in the identification of treatment pathways ...

Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering have developed a novel ...

In a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience, a group of researchers explored how the cerebellum directly affects dopamine release in the substantia nigra compacta (SNc). While the cerebellum's ...

Within the human brain, movement is coordinated by a brain region called the striatum, which sends instructions to motor neurons in the brain. Those instructions are conveyed by two pathways, one that ...

"Multifocal Motor Neuropathy Pipeline Insight"DelveInsight's analysis reveals several companies advancing innovative therapies in the multifocal motor neuropathy clinical pipeline, with groundbreaking ...

Chronic motor tic disorder is a condition that involves brief, uncontrollable, spasm-like movements or vocal outbursts (called phonic tics), but not both. If both a physical tic and vocal outburst are ...

Tics are irregular, uncontrollable, and repetitive movements of muscles that can occur in any part of the body. Types of tic disorders include motor, vocal, and Tourette’s syndrome. Movements of the ...

Chewing a bagel while reading the morning news, speaking while driving, dislodging a piece of food stuck between two teeth: In these and other tasks, the tongue and the brain coordinate intricate ...

Tics are sudden, uncontrollable, spastic movements or verbal outbursts. These movements or vocalizations are repetitive, do not follow a rhythm, and are generally involuntary. Persistent motor or ...

New genetic research has identified a direct causal chain connecting the microorganisms in the human digestive tract to the risk of developing severe psychiatric and neurodegenerative conditions. The ...