Research that is taking a closer look at activity in the thalamus—a region long considered a relay station for the brain and ...

A network that spreads light in our brain and the role of the thalamus. Sep 22, 2023. Research uncovers why congenitally blind people show activity in visual-processing areas of the brain.

The thalamus lies at the top of the brain stem near the center of the brain, from where nerve fibers project out towards the cerebral cortex. The thalamus is divided into two prominent bulb-shaped ...

Glioblastoma Multiforme (Thalamus). (Left) MP-RAGE axial MRI; (Right) MP-RAGE with gadolinium axial MRI. ... Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), also referred to as a Grade IV astrocytoma, is the most ...

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.

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 ...

Beijing Normal University-led researchers have identified specific high-order thalamic nuclei that drive human conscious perception by activating the prefrontal cortex. Their findings enhance ...

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.

Because the adult brain uses different plasticity mechanisms than the developing brain, an important question was whether adaptation in the adult visual system also involved the thalamus".

For the first time, research has shown that a person’s beliefs influence brain activity and connectivity, producing a dose-dependent effect that was only thought to occur with pharmaceutical agents.