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Prize-winning essay -- How neural circuits control skilled behaviors

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Reaching out to catch a ball may seem a simple move, but it actually requires motor neuron circuits to fire in a carefully coordinated way, course correcting if the arm isn’t on track to reach the target. For this to happen, motor neurons cannot fire in a single burst; instead, their activity must be continually adjusted as the arm extends toward its mark.

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