Deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment option for dystonia. While the internal pallidum is the standard target, more recently, the subthalamic nucleus has been targeted. We analyze a ...

In a study comparing human brain communication networks with those of macaques and mice, researchers found that only the human brains transmitted information via multiple parallel pathways, yielding ...

In a way, fruit flies are just like us. They have eyes, legs, nervous systems, and they love fruit. Unlike us, however, they only have a few thousand neurons in their brains, which means scientists ...

A brain circuit that works as a 'brake' on binge alcohol drinking may help explain male-female differences invulnerability to alcohol use disorders, according to a preclinical study. A brain circuit ...

Central nervous system (CNS) autonomic network plays an important role in energy homeostasis, and cardiovascular function with important pathophysiological implications. Previous studies employing ...

Resting-state (RS) fMRI is widely used to investigate the brain’s intrinsic functional organization in both humans and animals. Despite its broad application in health and disease, RS fMRI relies on ...