Spinal cord circuitry, not the brain, controls reflexes for smooth movements, as revealed in a study. This could pave the way for newer neurological disorder therapies. An intriguing question has ...

They then implemented a simple spinal circuit whereby the same neurons in the spinal cord that control muscle force (called alpha motoneurons) also scale (i.e., modulate) the stretch reflex ...

This was to test the stretch reflexes in your spinal cord, which resist muscle stretching to give you muscle tone to hold your body up against gravity for example, fast corrections after tripping.

A psychogenic erection happens when a psychological stimulus (i.e. arousing thoughts, sexual dreams, alluring images) travels down from the brain to the T-11-L2 region of the spinal cord. This type of ...

With normal spinal inhibition, the H-reflex response should have become smaller with repetition as the spinal cord regulates nerve activity and sensory information.

The Hoffman test determines whether a person has spinal cord damage. During this quick test, you hold out one of your arms and open your palm facedown, extending your fingers in front of you.

Initially, baby animals rely heavily on hard-wired spinal cord reflexes. While somewhat more basic, motor control reflexes help the animal to avoid falling and hurting themselves during their ...

How did the bodies of animals, including ours, become such fine-tuned movement machines? How vertebrates coordinate the ...