Central Pattern Generators (CPGs) are groups of neurons that produce rhythmic patterned outputs, even when they receive non-rhythmic input. CPGs do not need sensory feedback to generate rhythmic ...

Long before infants can clap their hands or bounce to a beat, they already show signs of understanding rhythm. A fresh scientific investigation demonstrates that newborns only a few days old can ...

Chewing is usually a thoughtless act, but it is actually quite complicated. It requires cells to eavesdrop on their neighbors in order to coordinate the speed and pattern of the jaw, teeth, tongue.

In a study published February 5th in PLOS Biology, researchers played piano sonatas by J.S. Bach to sleeping newborns (some ...