Blog Posts Tagged With Motor Learning

Traumatic Brain Injury: effects on the brain and motor coordination
11 Mar animal behavior research Gait and Locomotion

Traumatic Brain Injury: effects on the brain and motor coordination

Do you think of wearing a helmet while skiing, cycling or horseback riding? Read more about how the brain is affected after the head injury and how you can examine locomotion in a mouse model with TBI.
Autistic mice have motor learning difficulties specific to the cerebellum
13 Jan animal behavior research Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autistic mice have motor learning difficulties specific to the cerebellum

Autism is often associated with social behavior deficits and repetitive behaviors. However, motor abnormalities are also a part of the behavioral spectrum. Recent studies have implicated the cerebellum.
How to study ataxia
03 Jul animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

How to study ataxia

Ataxia is a common problem in Parkinson’s disease (PD), and many early onset Alzheimer’s disease patients (AD) also deal with it. Now there is a non-invasive test for mouse models.
Alzheimer's: prevent instead of cure?
23 Apr animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Alzheimer's: prevent instead of cure?

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a huge public health issue as it affects a large part of the aging population. Neuropathology is studied primarily in the end stages of the disease. What about prevention?
10 behavioral studies on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
17 Mar animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

10 behavioral studies on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

This blog post features 10 interesting studies that use innovative techniques to study models of AD and PD and important underlying neuronal mechanisms.
Walking the ladder: testing the cellular source of motor functioning in mice
11 Sep animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Walking the ladder: testing the cellular source of motor functioning in mice

The cerebellum, our “little brain”, is all about motor control; more specifically, it’s about coordination, precision, and timing.