The basal ganglia are a set of subcortical structures that interact with the cerebral cortex to regulate motor, cognitive and affective function through reinforcement learning and action selection.

Dr. Vaccarino concludes: "Our first paper on basal ganglia interneurons of Tourette syndrome was published in 2005, exactly 20 years ago. While there is still much to be learned about the ...

Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New cert petition: Friends, it is almost entirely illegal to ...

In another, squiggly lines trace the ebb and flow of chemical signals in the reward circuit of the bird's ... of dopamine released in the birds' basal ganglia, a part of the brain involved in ...

New research shows that apathy and fatigue in advanced cancer are driven not by physical decline, but by inflammation-sensing neurons that suppress motivation.

Dr. Vaccarino concludes: "Our first paper on basal ganglia interneurons of Tourette syndrome was published in 2005, exactly 20 years ago. While there is still much to be learned about the ...

In a contentious hearing, U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett questioned government lawyer Drew Ensign on whether Venezuelans targeted for removal under a little-used 18th-century law had time to ...

Taking insulin can be daunting, especially administering it before or after you eat. Here are some tips to help you navigate insulin dosing at meal times. Insulin therapy plays a crucial role in ...

The prevalence of obesity is steadily rising and has huge health and financial implications for society. Weight gain is due to an imbalance between dietary intake and energy expenditure and ...

A Circuit pack used to be a £3,500 option, but as most people bought it anyway, it’s been consumed into a single spec. So you get 18in alloys, Michelin Pilot 4S tyres, 356mm four-pot front ...

According to a Financial Times report, a research team at Stanford University has become the first to assemble a functioning brain circuit in a lab dish by combining different types of neurons grown ...