The orange and brown regions you see in this view (above) of the brain cut in half lengthwise are comparable to the basal ganglia in humans, which, along with the cortex, control the learning and ...
The cerebral cortex forms the outer layer of the cerebrum. Nested deeper within the brain are essential structures such as the basal ganglia, the amygdala, and the hippocampus. Toward the bottom ...
The biological roots of Tourette disorder occur in the basal ganglia, structures deep in the brain involved in the control of ...
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 ...
When you try to solve a math problem in your head or remember the things on your grocery list, you’re engaging in a complex ...
For decades, most neuroscientists thought that one area of the brain, the basal ganglia, was responsible for action selection and another area, the motor cortex, for action specification. Now, using a ...