A large number of computational models of information processing in the basal ganglia have been developed in recent years. Prominent in these are actor-critic models of basal ganglia functioning which ...

Humans have more than five senses. There is empirical evidence that shows that humans may have anywhere between nine and 33 ...

From a study that analyzed brain images of more than 2,500 people with Parkinson's disease in 20 different countries, ...

The neurological condition can cause people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to have voices that break and can sound “strangled.” ...

When I asked an online Perth mums’ group if it they’d ever forgotten their baby in the car, I was shocked by the number of ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, January 29, as he seeks confirmation as the nation's health secretary. Ahead of his confirmation hearing, articles ...

"Spasmodic dysphonia is thought to be caused by abnormal functioning in an area of the brain called the basal ganglia," according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication ...

Activation in the basal ganglia occurred early, and was uniquely associated with encoding time intervals, whereas cerebellar activation unfolded late, suggesting an involvement in processes other ...

"Our findings reveal that the basal ganglia—a brain circuit regulating adaptive behavior and motor functions—is affected in autism, with disruptions in how dopamine and acetylcholine work ...

Dystonia is thought to begin in the part of the brain called the basal ganglia that controls how muscles contract. When the condition strikes, that signal is distorted, causing muscles to move ...