Hippocampus Linked to Skillful Movement Control

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Unexpected role of hippocampus in skilled movement control

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Researchers at the University of Birmingham have uncovered a surprising role of the hippocampus -- linking this part of the brain to the control of skilled actions such as handwriting, typing, and playing music.

The research team reanalysed functional MRI data to focus on brain activity in key subcortical regions as participants performed well-practiced finger sequences from memory.

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