Review Of Studies Finds Children With ADHD Are More Likely To Struggle With Motor Skills

Studies show that kids with ADHD may struggle with motor skills, which let people move, control, and coordinate movements in ...
Medicine Buffalo

Motor proteins haul precious cargo in neurons. How can we control their movement?

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Inside neurons, motor proteins haul precious cargo, moving essential goods along thread-like roadways called microtubule tracks. This miniature highway system is vital for keeping ...
EurekAlert!

Using advanced motion capture, URI study examines impact of motor skills on language development

Despite the well-documented academic, cognitive, and social difficulties associated with persistent language disorders, predicting early-life language issues remains a significant challenge for ...
Labroots

Human Motor Cortex Re-Mapped by Precision Imaging

The motor cortex homunculus is getting a makeover. New research has essentially redrawn the motor cortex and constitutes one of the most substantial shifts in our topographical knowledge of a sensory ...
Psychology Today

Motor Skills, Movement, and Math Performance Are Intertwined

Learning mathematics while engaging the full body through physical movement can improve math performance for first graders, according to a new study from Denmark. The February 2017 study, ...
News Medical

Spontaneous, random baby movements aid the development of sensorimotor system

Spontaneous, random baby movements aid the development of their sensorimotor system, according to new research led by the University of Tokyo. Detailed motion capture of newborns and infants was ...
Science Daily

Motor proteins haul precious cargo in neurons: How can we control their movement?

Inside neurons, motor proteins haul precious cargo, moving essential goods along thread-like roadways called microtubule tracks. Inside neurons, motor proteins haul precious cargo, moving essential ...