The coordination of forelimb and orofacial movements to compose an ethological reach-to-
consume behavior likely involves neural communication across brain regions. Leveraging …

An evolutionary perspective—from lampreys to humans—on how the forebrain coordinates
movement while the networks in the brainstem and spinal cord handle the execution. All …

The nervous system enables precise, skilled movements across diverse contexts,
consistently performed day after day. However, the extent to which the brain's neural activity …

Food handling and eating are central to the skill of primate hand movements, and their
analysis can provide insights into the evolutionary origins of hand use and its generalization …

Motor cortex plays a key role in controlling voluntary arm movements towards spatial targets.
The cortical representation of spatial information has been extensively studied and was …

Directional tongue movements are essential for vital behaviors, such as feeding and speech,
to position food for chewing and swallowing safely and to position the tongue for accurate …