Here is a review that, if you are interested in how the brain controls muscles, and you are prepared to put in some hard yards, you should read. Simon Gandevia works down the corridor from ...
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Up close and personal with movement – a review from the experts
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Expecting back pain – the possibility of a self-fulfilling prophecy
It seems like years ago now, well, it is years ago now, that I did this study with The Walking Cortex (TWC, Paul Hodges). This was one of my PhD studies. I think it is ...
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It hurts to be blue
Here is another case-study highlighting the immense complexity of the brain, pain, and above all what it means to be what we are. In short, a 36-year-old French woman sustained a stroke that caused her ...
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A University Student’s Guide to Motor Imagery
It’s only the first week into my research year and the mountain of literature surrounding motor imagery is daunting. After having analyzed an article[1] outlining left-right hand judgments I feel I am in the position ...
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Searching for Rene Descartes or just ‘knowing’ he is there
Thanks to Daniel Hawes at twenty2five.blogspot, we were alerted to a recent paper in Psychological Science that investigated how easily people correct their beliefs[1]. Now, you have to know that the angle you are about ...