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·May 23, 2022·3 min read

Study Links Thalamus Inhibition in Adolescence to Long-Lasting Cortical Abnormalities Associated with Schizophrenia

Cognitive abnormalities associated with schizophrenia may be traced to altered activity in the thalamus during adolescence.

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·April 29, 2022·3 min read

Clues Into a Sleep Mystery

Using gene editing to disrupt a gene in the thalamus that codes for a protein that binds to GABA boosted the activity of delta waves and promoted deep sleep in mouse models.

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·March 14, 2022·5 min read

Dancing Rats Show How the Brain Learns, Perfects, Then Unconsciously Performs a Skillful Movement

Study reveals how brain areas work together to train and perform a practiced skill.

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·March 14, 2022·5 min read

Ready, Set…Go! Brain Circuit That Triggers the Execution of Planned Movement Discovered

Researchers have identified a neural circuit that helps suppress the execution of planned actions in response to specific cues.

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·January 21, 2022·6 min read

A new study identifies a neural network that appears to be responsible for the development of tics and tic disorders. Researchers say deep brain stimulation applied to this network helps alleviate symptoms of tics.

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·December 12, 2021·3 min read

Schizophrenia: Altered Brain Structural Connectivity and Association With Neurological Soft Signs

A new study found altered cortical and subcortical networks in those with schizophrenia and their unaffected first-degree relatives. Findings suggest brain regions associated with a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia are partly separated from brain regions implicating neural abnormalities.

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·November 30, 2021·6 min read

Certain Brain Waves Aren’t Just Background Noise

Findings shed new light on how brain states are regulated and how the brain can switch between them.

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·October 15, 2021·5 min read

How the Brain Deals With Uncertainty

How do we make decisions during times when we are uncertain? A new study may have clues. Researchers identified a specific set of neurons that prevent the brain from using unreliable information when faced with decision-making.

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·September 27, 2021·5 min read

Withdrawal From Psychostimulants Restructures Functional Architecture of Brain

Withdrawal from psychostimulants including methamphetamines, cocaine, and nicotine, produced restructuring of brain regions and major increases in functional connectivity, a new mouse study reveals.

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·August 9, 2021·5 min read

Poverty Associated With Smaller, Slower Growing Subcortical Regions in Children

A study spanning 17 years has found children born and raised in poverty had smaller subcortical brain regions, including the hippocampus, caudate, putamen, and thalamus. These brain areas also showed less growth over time.

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·July 30, 2021·4 min read

New Findings on Thalamus Could Drive Treatments for Schizophrenia and Other Disorders

Findings reveal how individual neurons in the thalamus can merge signals coming from different regions of the cortex. The findings could lead to new treatment options for schizophrenia, epilepsy, and other brain disorders where thalamus dysfunction is related to clinical symptoms.