FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2022·6 min readSprint Then Stop? Brain Is Wired for the Math to Make It HappenThe brain naturally implements principles of calculus and integrated learned rules of life with sensory information to guide motor plans and actions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2022·5 min readBrain Region’s Role in Mind-Body Communication ConfirmedThe subthalamic nucleus in the brain communicates with the motor system to help the body stop an action, researchers confirm.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 8, 2022·6 min readThree Distinct Brain Circuits in the Thalamus Contribute to Parkinson’s SymptomsNeurons in the parafascicular thalamus project to three different parts of the basal ganglia. Targeting these circuits could be a new target for treating motor dysfunction and depression associated with Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 16, 2022·5 min readCircuit Model May Explain How Deep Brain Stimulation Treats Parkinson’s Disease SymptomsA new computer model shows the beneficial effects of deep brain stimulation arise from how it interrupts the cycle promoting runway beta in a circuit loop between the subthalamic nucleus and striatum.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 3, 2021·4 min readNeurons Responsible for Rapidly Stopping Behaviors and Actions RevealedA set of neurons in the subthalamic nucleus have been implicated in canceling planned behaviors or actions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 6, 2020·4 min readThe Electrified BrainTargeted deep brain stimulation may help treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 6, 2019·3 min readVoluntary Control of Brainwaves in Deep Brain of Parkinson’s PatientsResearchers have developed a neurofeedback system which allows Parkinson's patients to voluntarily control beta wave activity in the subthalamic nucleus.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 17, 2018·3 min readReal Time Feedback Tames Parkinson’s BrainwavesResearchers report a neurofeedback system allows those with Parkinson's to voluntarily control brain waves associated with symptoms of the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 11, 2018·5 min readHow Do We Make Snap Decisions?Researchers look at what happens in the brain when we make snap decisions under stress.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 29, 2018·4 min readEffects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s PatientsResearchers report the adverse cognitive effects associated with DBS in Parkinson's patients are linked to a different neural pathway than the one responsible for the motor effects generated by the treatment.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·August 28, 2018·4 min readNovel Brain Network Linked to Chronic Pain in Parkinson’sResearchers have identified a novel, pain sensing network that links the subthalamic nucleus to a pain processing network in mouse models of Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 14, 2018·3 min readBrain Activity Alternates While SteppingA study of Parkinson's patients reveals neural activity alternates between the right and left sides of the brain as we walk.Read More