“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

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

New research published in JAMA Open Network sheds light on how the brain is affected by both chronic sleep disorders and ...

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

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

Researchers have recreated the human ascending sensory pathway in a lab dish, using organoids that model the key brain and ...

Immediate use for the newly developed assembloids could include studying neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.

The Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks (MICrONS) Project has built the most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date. Today, scientists published the scientific findings (see ...

Oregon State University researchers have discovered a way to get anti-inflammatory medicine across the blood-brain barrier, opening ...

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Previous work has often considered thalamus function only as a relay for sensory input, rather than as a direct participant in generating conscious perception. Yet anatomical studies have shown ...