Basal ganglia Archives - Knowing Neurons

Talia Oughourlian July 19, 2022July 22, 2022 Amygdala, Basal ganglia, birth control, brain structure, contraceptives, fMRI, Gray matter, Hippocampus, Insula, Learning and Memory, MRI, Plasticity, putamen

The Female Brain on Hormonal Birth Control

By: Talia Oughourlian Hormonal contraceptives were introduced more than 60 years ago (OBOS Contributors, 2021) with some commending the contraceptive pill as one of the greatest scientific inventions of the… Read More

Neuroscience Technologies Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Brainfacts.org September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 Alim-Louis Benabid, Basal ganglia, China White, DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, dementia, depression, Dopamine, Joseph Fourier University, L-dopa, Mahlon DeLong, MPTP, Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonian, Subthalamic nucleus, Tourette syndrome, Tremor

The Past and Promise of Deep Brain Stimulation

In the early 1980s, a few batches of contaminated synthetic heroin triggered severe Parkinson’s disease symptoms among the drug addicts who used it. The tragedy would lead to a new… Read More

Brain Basics Learning and Memory

Brainfacts.org August 25, 2017August 24, 2017 Basal ganglia, birdsong, brain facts, BrainFacts.org, language, Learning, motor skills, singing, vocal behaviors, Vocal Learning, Zebra Finch

Learning about Language from Birdsong

Songbirds are one of the few known species who learn to speak (or sing) like we do. That makes them the perfect case study to learn about the origins of… Read More

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Joel Frohlich February 15, 2017June 30, 2017 Basal ganglia, Hemiballismus, Nikola, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, Prefrontal Cortex, Sam Harris, Tesla, Thalamus

What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

Our thoughts are often mysterious to us. You probably don’t know why you suddenly think about a Komodo dragon while sitting in traffic or Citizen Kane while shopping for groceries.… Read More

Learning and Memory Movement Neuro News

knowingneurons October 7, 2015March 5, 2017 2015, Basal ganglia, Brainstem, Cerebellum, Episodic memory, Kawai, Learning, Memory, Motor cortex, Neuron, Olveczky, Procedural memory, Rat Lesion, Semantic memory, Skill learning, Thalamus

The Departure of Skill Memories from Motor Cortex: Deeper Directions for Neuroscience

You probably have certain skills that I don’t. Each of us, having spent enough time practicing something new, can become an expert. A simple, ubiquitous example is driving a car… Read More

Aging Movement Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Anita January 14, 2013March 5, 2017 Antidromic spikes, Basal ganglia, DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, Dopamine, Neuron, Parkinson's Disease, Qian Li, Substantia Nigra, Subthalamic nucleus, Therapeutic deep brain stimulation in parkinsonian rats directly influences motor cortex., Wing-Ho Yung

Treating the diseased brain with artificial stimulation

We often fail to appreciate the small and precise functions of our motor system. How effortless and smooth our movements are when getting up from a chair! How quick and… Read More