It has been long thought that this ability was innate, rather than learned, but the Duke researchers observed the mouse song system and were surprised to see that it included a motor cortex region active during singing.

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Four plants in northern Japan, including the Central Motor Plant, are near the region where the tsunami and earthquake impacted most severely.

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He discovered that if a person who has long been paralyzed thinks "move my arm to the left, " the region in the brain responsible for moving arms--the motor cortex--fires away as if everything were connected.

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Ford Motor Co. has outlined its focus on emerging markets and Asia-Pacific region to drive growth over the next ten years given the economic slowdown in developed markets.

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The world's biggest automaker also promoted four non-Japanese managers to oversee regional businesses, including James Lentz, an American who already leads Toyota Motor Sales in the U.S. He will head the North American region.

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Toyota also promoted four non-Japanese managers to oversee regional divisions, which will become more autonomous, including James Lentz, an American who already leads Toyota Motor Sales in the U.S., to head the North American region.

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