Signals relayed to motor neurons from the brain enable muscle movement, but these signals typically pass through spinal ...

Signals relayed to motor neurons from the brain enable muscle movement, but these signals typically pass through spinal interneurons before they reach their destination.

Scientists traced connectivity between neurons to identify how the brain communicates with the spinal cord to control motor function.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause significant motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunction by disrupting neural connections. As a result, it is a global health challenge that requires innovative ...

Scientists say they have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from human remains found in Europe, and the information is helping to reveal our species’ shared history with Neanderthals.

Skull bones include the following. The vertebral column (spine) protects your spinal cord, supports your head, and allows bodily movement. It contains the sacrum (made up of four bones) and coccyx ...

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Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of health and human services — one of the most important positions in the federal government for abortion policy — despite Kennedy’s pro-abortion views.

A new kind of prosthetic limb depends on carbon fibre and computer chips—and the reëngineering of muscles, tendons, and bone.

This study challenges old ideas and reveals the complexity of brain evolution over millions of years. A new study on human brain evolution reveals that modern humans, Neanderthals, and other recent ...

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