The basal ganglia comprise a set of interconnected subcortical nuclei that traditionally regulate motor planning and behavioural selection. In recent years, these structures have emerged as critical ...

This 3D illustration shows color-coded basal ganglia structures. These subcortical brain regions are located beneath the cerebrum's outermost layer of gray matter known as the cerebral cortex. Source: ...

“This finding is very exciting as it is the first time that a comprehensive circuit mechanism has been found showing how emotional states can influence movement through connections in an area of the ...

Thousands of our daily activities, from making coffee to taking a walk to saying hello to a neighbor, are made possible through an ancient collection of brain structures tucked away near the center of ...

A mouse study reveals new insights into the wiring of a major circuit in the brain that is attacked by Parkinson's and Huntington's disease. The findings could hone scientists' understanding of how ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies ® (BRAIN ) Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) has developed an atlas of cell types and an ...

Researchers have generated a new map of connectivity from a part of the brain called the basal ganglia, a hub for regulating motor and behavior functions. The breadth of connections revealed could ...

Parkinson's disease is often treated as a single disorder. But for the more than 1.1 million people living with it in the ...

November 17, 2008 (Baltimore, MD)—A study published today in the online advance edition of The American Journal of Psychiatry for the first time reveals shape differences in the brains of children ...