Thursday, July 30, 2009

Scientists discover why we never forget how to ride a bicycle

PhysOrg.com, July 17th, 2009

Their research, published this month in Nature Neuroscience, has identified a key nerve cell in the brain that controls the formation of memories for such as riding a bicycle, skiing or eating with chop sticks.

Keywords: cerebellum, brain, co-ordinated movement, molecular layer interneuron, motor skill, brain-computer interfaces, prosthetic devices.