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How Neurons Make Muscles Twitch

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Glycinergic neurons stops your muscles from making too many moves.

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Does Using Your Non-Dominant Hand Make You Smarter?

Training your non-dominant hand can improve your motor control, but you shouldn't expect an IQ boost.

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Brains and Brawn

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The Crinkly Cerebellum Coordinates Movement and More

This furrowed structure helps you execute every move you make.

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Say “Ahh”

A look at the back of your throat provides insight into the brain.

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Akinetopsia

People with akinetopsia, or “motion blindness,” instead see the world as a series of freeze-frame images.

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