While localizing sensory and motor deficits is one of the cornerstones of clinical neurology, behavioral and cognitive deficits in psychiatry remain impervious to this approach. In psychiatry, major ...

The thalamus connects the cortex with other brain regions and supports sensory perception, movement, and cognitive function via numerous distinct nuclei. However, the mechanisms underlying the ...

Every day, we constantly absorb information through our sensory organs, which the brain then needs to process correctly. The information initially reaches the thalamus and then travels to the cerebral ...

The scientists discovered that thalamic inhibition during adolescence led to adult deficits in attentional set shifting -- a form of cognitive flexibility that is impaired in individuals with ...

According to authors of a cross-sectional study, abnormalities in thalamic functional connectivity are a likely mechanism for migraine development. Migraineurs had altered voxel-mirrored homotopic ...

The UB researchers are now revealing how the thalamus and other parts of the brain’s gray matter, play a key role as well. Central to a wide variety of neurologic functions, the thalamus is involved ...

Thalamic atrophy needs to be considered in clinical studies of the functional abilities of individuals with multiple sclerosis, according to findings reported by a team of experts. The article, ...

A recent study from Simon Fraser University researchers has revealed how an overlooked type of indirect brain damage contributes to ongoing disability after a stroke. The paper, published in ...

This news release is available in German. Every day, we constantly absorb information through our sensory organs, which the brain then needs to process correctly. The information initially reaches the ...

A team of Columbia University researchers has reported new evidence that cognitive abnormalities seen in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia may be traceable to altered activity in the ...