A receptor long known for guiding brain development before birth also shapes how adults learn, determining how strongly the ...

Distinct cerebellar projections to the forebrain differentially support acquisition and offline consolidation of a motor skill engaging cerebello-striato-cortical circuits, revealing the temporal and ...

A larger striatum may be the hidden biological engine driving the reckless and remorseless behavior of psychopaths. Credit: Credit: Stock Psychopaths have a 10% larger striatum than non-psychopaths, ...

Abstract: Brain parcellation provides fundamental insights into the organizational principles of the human brain. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in fMRI connectivity-based ...

# Functions to query striatum cluster map(s) from Hunnicutt et al. (2016) Fig 5d. # Uses input coordinates in CCFv3 um space [AP, DV, LM]. # Returns cluster id values (1-15) based on top-to-bottom ...

Abstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects motor function due to dopamine loss in the substantia nigra. While DaTSCAN SPECT imaging is ...

Conditions like A.D.H.D. and autism can make starting and completing tasks feel impossible, but experts say there are workarounds. By Christina Caron The pomodoro technique. Power poses. Planners.

Using a novel system, researchers found that a part of the basal ganglia called the striatum is not involved in action selection as previously thought. Instead, the striatum and the motor cortex work ...

Research shows new brain pathways in the striatum modulate dopamine, linking movement control to emotional decisions, enhancing our understanding of motivation. Credit: SciTechDaily.com MIT ...

Within the human brain, movement is coordinated by a brain region called the striatum, which sends instructions to motor neurons in the brain. Those instructions are conveyed by two pathways, one that ...