De Meyer runs a program in the southern African country of Namibia that harnesses the power but also the gentleness of horses ...

Researchers found that the local release of dopamine – a molecule best known for its role in the brain’s reward system – is a ...

How Occupational Therapists Use Technology to Enhance Client Outcomes The Role of Technology in Modern Occupational Therapy ...

Compared to other animal species, humans can plan and execute highly sophisticated motor tasks, including the ability to ...

“Play is at the heart of therapy. It helps children meet developmental milestones — gross motor, fine motor ... “They’re learning to use their muscles, voices and minds in ways that ...

Treatment for CAS follows the principles of motor learning; therefore, it is very important that a child receives speech therapy from a speech-language pathologist who has received specialized ...

Rula reports that, while autism and learning disabilities can share some characteristics, autism isn't a learning disability.

This collaborative new study reveals how the brain reorganizes its neural networks during such skill learning and uncovers the vital role of dopamine in this process of motor learning. The ...

A recent study led by Dr Assumpció Bosch demonstrates the potential of gene therapy to restore motor capacity in an ultra-rare disease, Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts (MLC) ...

All went to physical therapy, but their health insurers stopped ... physical and occupational therapists to regain strength and motor skills after operations, diseases, and injuries.

As a psychologist who has served as a therapist and site co-principal investigator in clinical trials of MDMA and psilocybin, I'm often asked what conditions psychedelic therapy can treat and how ...

A 21-year-old New York man who has spent much of his life battling sicken cell anemia has now been declared disease free thanks to a breakthrough gene therapy at Cohen Children's Medical Center.