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Grasping an object: Model describes complete movement planning in the brain

Neurobiologists have developed a model that for the first time can completely represent the neuronal processes from seeing to grasping an object. Every day we effortlessly make countless grasping ...
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Local motion detectors in fruit flies sense complex patterns generated by their own motion

Global motion computation of this kind may, therefore, have arisen independently twice during evolution. The authors of the study suggest that the different number of subtypes may correspond to the ...
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Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

Sighted people would have a hard time crossing the street by sound alone. Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images Almost nothing in the world is still. Toddlers dash across the living room. Cars zip ...
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Movement signatures: how we move, gesture and use facial expressions could be as unique as a fingerprint

The way someone walks, talks, smiles, or gestures gives a clue to who they are. Whether through the flick of an eyebrow, the rhythm of our walk, or the tilt of a head, movement speaks volumes. And my ...