When Parkinson’s disease develops, this flexibility begins to disappear. Parkinson’s is caused by the progressive loss of ...

How humans move is an open question, according to Mark Latash, distinguished professor of kinesiology at Penn State.

The study of aiming movements encompasses the intricate balance between rapid, pre-planned motor commands and slower, corrective adjustments that ensure accuracy. In goal-directed tasks, the initial ...

A new study published in Brain Sciences provides evidence that dopamine promotes movement by directly altering the ...

Muscle synergies represent coordinated activation patterns of groups of muscles that simplify the control of complex movements. This concept suggests that the central nervous system reduces the ...