A team of researchers in the United States and Japan reports that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) measurably decreased pain and reduced motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, both as a singular therapy and as a “salvage therapy” after deep brain stimulation…
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Motor vehicle accidents a leading cause of cannabis-related deaths
In the first Australian study of its kind, 559 cannabis-related deaths identified between 2000 and 2018 have been examined by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney. The leading cause of death was accidental injury…
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Exploring the interactions between explicit and implicit motor learning components
When acquiring new motor skills, humans typically learn how to use both explicit and implicit strategies. When learning how to play golf, for instance, one may learn implicit motor skills, such as how to coordinate hand and eye movements, as…
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