That’s not unusual. A 2007 study published in The Journal of Neuroscience found that professional musicians tend to develop a ...

Every year, more than 795,000 American adults suffer a stroke, and one in four adults worldwide will suffer a stroke in their ...

As the nation tuned in to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

With nearly 55 million people worldwide currently living with dementia—and Alzheimer’s accounting for 60–70% of those ...

There is very little known about LGS. Of patients who have been diagnosed withit, 30-35% do not have a known cause.

Thalamic regions drive conscious perception by syncing with the prefrontal cortex, acting as a gateway to awareness. Using ...

A new study reveals that the thalamus, long overshadowed by the cortex and hippocampus, plays a crucial role in shaping and ...

Years ago, as a neurology resident, Chinfei Chen, MD, PhD, cared for a 20-year-old woman who had experienced a very small stroke, affecting only the thalamus.

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

In a world of constant stimulation, the thalamus filters which thoughts we become aware of and which we don’t.

A new study using intracranial recordings in humans reveals that the thalamus, particularly its higher-order regions, plays a ...