Rodent study indicates that the motor cortex becomes disconnected during episodes of involuntary and uncontrollable movements ...

Nested deeper within the brain are essential structures such as the basal ganglia, the amygdala, and the hippocampus. Toward the bottom of the brain are more primitive structures, including the ...

Since their discovery in the monkey brain, it has been suggested that ... proportion of HVC neurons that project to the avian basal ganglia, HVC x neurons, became active. Interestingly, individual ...

They found that DRN serotonin stimulation causes activation of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, brain areas ...

Changing habits may seem difficult, but your brain has great transformative power. Discover how to leverage neuroplasticity ...

The team focused its attention on the striatum, a region within the brain's basal ganglia, where neurons use dopamine to influence neural circuits involved in a variety of processes, including ...

CBS results in gradual loss of nerve cells (neurodegeneration) in the surface of the brain (the cerebral cortical areas) as well as deep structures (the basal ganglia). These brain regions are heavily ...