Schlagwort: movement
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The brain moves when we do. DFG funds cooperation on place cells and spatial learning
Researchers from Magdeburg and Erlangen are jointly investigating how our brain learns to orientate itself in spaces and store memories. At the Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology (LIN), scientists are analysing how neurons in the hippocampus control our spatial learning. To do this, they record in fast motion what happens in the brains of mice while…
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Cat-cow exercise for low back pain Movement is better than rest
Exercise not only helps to relieve low back pain, but also prevents it. To mark Back Health Day on 15 March, the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU) explains which simple exercises can help with low back pain. Berlin/Germany, March 14, 2025. ‘Acute back pain is usually nothing serious and has a good…
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Sport leaves its mark on the brain
At the turn of the century, the renowned brain researcher Manfred Spitzer published several books. A result of active brain research since the 1990s. In one of his books, ‘Learning’, Spitzer describes how human movement leaves traces in the brain. Spitzer vividly describes walking through a park that is covered in snow and through which…
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Silicone that moves muscles from the printer
Empa researchers are working on artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a method of producing the soft and elastic, yet powerful structures using 3D printing. One day, they could be used in medicine or robotics – and anywhere else where things need to move at the touch…
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The nerve cells in the eye work together to recognise contrasts and movements
Researchers at the University Medical Centre Göttingen (UMG) have discovered that nerve cells in the eye often process natural visual stimuli from the environment together in cell groups and in a coordinated manner. The coordinated co-operation of nerve cells enhances signal transmission in scenes with high contrast and movement. These findings could help to improve…
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Effortless robot movements
Humans and animals move with remarkable economy without con-sciously thinking about it by utilizing the natural oscillation patterns of their bodies. A new tool developed by researchers at the Tech-nical University of Munich (TUM) can now utilize this knowledge for the first time to make robots move more efficiently. Munich, 11, 18, 2024. Four-legged animals…