A well-trained athlete sprinting 100 yards performs a highly stereotyped, repetitive motor pattern. Neuroscientists understand that these rhythmic motor programs, such as walking, swimming and running ...

When a fruit fly gets dust on its body, it launches into a precise cleaning routine, sweeping and rubbing its legs in rhythmic strokes that look almost mechanical. Scientists have long assumed that ...

Rhythmic movement disorders encompass repetitive, stereotyped gross-motor actions that occur at sleep onset or during sleep and may interfere with restorative rest or cause injury. Typically emerging ...