A new experiment suggests that the thalamus plays a key role in humans becoming consciously aware of stimuli their brain ...

Direct brain recordings reveal that the thalamus, especially its intralaminar and medial nuclei, actively shapes conscious ...

In a study published in Science today, Mingsha Zhang, a neuroscientist at Beijing Normal University, focused on the thalamus.

What if the key to better grades, less stress, and healthier habits was already in your head? From all-nighters and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved in vision, ...

Neural pathways of schizophrenics work differently as compared to those without the condition when faced with conflicts in decision making, scientists have found.

Learning triggers changes across trillions of synapses, where neurons communicate with each other. This process, known as ...

An NIH-funded project leverages advanced synapse imaging to monitor real-time neuronal changes during learning, unveiling new ...

Chinese and French scientists have created a comprehensive blueprint of the crab-eating macaque's claustrum, advancing ...

type 2 is a congenital malformation of the cerebral cortex that is often associated with difficult-to-treat epilepsy. In the ...