Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Columbia University and the University of San Francisco, have uncovered a previously ...

New research has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which dopamine, a key brain chemical vital for movement and ...

Actions are not mediated solely by cortical processes but rely on communication within basal ganglia-thalamocortical loops. Speech is one example, although how the basal ganglia participate in this ...

The subthalamic nucleus (STN) and external globus pallidus (GP) form a recurrent excitatory-inhibitory interaction within the basal ganglia. Through a computational model of these interactions we show ...

This study aims to (i) compare volumes of individual basal ganglia nuclei (caudate nucleus, pallidum, and putamen) and the thalamus between very preterm (VP) and term-born infants at term-equivalent ...

The substantia nigra is a motor nucleus located in the basal ganglia of the midbrain. This brain structure contributes to the body's cognitive and motor functions by sending signals to initiate or ...

Hand dexterity in brain tumors appears closely tied to somatomotor, basal ganglia and salience network connectivity, with ...

Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement—they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of ...

Researchers have discovered how the brain keeps time for precise movements, revealing a neural “hourglass” mechanism between ...