However, recent studies have started to paint a different picture, suggesting that the thalamus may act like a “relay station” for consciousness by modulating cortical activity in the brain.

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

Despite being the brain’s central relay hub, the thalamus has been underexplored. New work shows that the thalamus can update its own connections, independently of the cortex.

3.1 Nucleus visualization Panels of Figure 1 display one axial slice, from a single participant, through the thalamus for MRI contrasts commonly used to visualize the thalamus. On the T1 and T2 ...

Study shows that deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the central lateral thalamic nuclei and medial dorsal tegmental tract improves executive function in patients with moderate-severe traumatic brain ...

It is generally believed that the adaptability of the adult brain mainly takes place in the cortex. However, a new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience shows that the thalamus, a ...

Thalamus regulates adaptability of the adult brain Date: October 6, 2023 Source: Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW Summary: It is generally believed that the adaptability of the adult ...

It is generally believed that the adaptability of the adult brain mainly takes place in the cortex. However, a new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience shows that the thalamus, a ...

In vivo mouse brain imaging with 18F-FDG clearly identified the cortex, thalamus, and hypothalamus, which were barely distinguishable in a commercial preclinical PET scanner that we used for ...

Anatomy of the thalamus. a 3D Rendered views of 29 thalamic nuclei of Morel’s histological atlas with abbreviations. b Depiction of thalamic nuclei and nuclei groups of the Morel atlas six axial and ...

Following his death in 1955, Albert Einstein's brain was removed, cut into 240 pieces and slowly distributed to scientists around the world. But where is Einstein's brain now?