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 ...

Motor stereotypies are characterised by repetitive, rhythmic movements that emerge in early childhood and may persist into adolescence and adulthood. They comprise a spectrum ranging from benign ...