To prepare brain slices, a deeply anesthetized mouse in which thalamic neurons were expressing jGCaMP7f was ... nominal pixel size: 0.45 µm/pixel; axial step: 5 µm; frame averaging = 8). Simulated ...

(E) Axial resolutions ... ∼5 mm deep in the mouse brain (left), MIP of xz side view (middle) and MIP of yz side view (right). (C and G) 3D reconstructions of neuronal structures within the hippocampus ...

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

Years ago, as a neurology resident, Chinfei Chen, MD, Ph.D., cared for a 20-year-old woman who had experienced a very small ...

Beijing Normal University-led researchers have identified specific high-order thalamic nuclei that drive human conscious ...

The experience made Chen curious to learn more about the thalamus. Located deep in the brain, the thalamus is the brain's central relay hub, receiving information from the outside world and ...

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