🔬 Science Mar 31, 2026 · Jules Bernstein - UC Riverside

Team discovers brainstem pathway that controls human hands

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Team discovers brainstem pathway that controls human hands
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Researchers have identified a network of connections linking the brainstem and spinal cord that helps control hand and arm movements.
The research reveals an unexpected layer of the nervous system enabling people to grasp, hold, and manipulate objects.
The UC Riverside-led research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that signals controlling voluntary hand movements travel not only directly from the brain to the spinal cord, but also through relay centers in the brainste

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