Mice in empty cages sat back on their haunches, brought their elbows inward periodically as if holding food with their forepaws, and displayed rhythmic oral movements. Meanwhile, optogenetic ...

A group of researchers has succeeded in revealing a principle mechanism of a neural network in the human brain, which will provide an important clue to potential treatments for absence seizures.

Scientists used mice to study how nerve cells in thalamic reticular nucleus work during sleep and how they help the brain concentrate. Credit: Courtesy of Michael Halassa, M.D., Ph.D., NYU Langone ...

Researchers report that they have added to evidence that a shell-shaped region in the center of the mammalian brain, known as the thalamic reticular nucleus or TRN, is likely responsible for the ...

Absence seizures are believed to be elicited by T-type calcium channels in the thalamic reticular nucleus of the brain that regulate influxes of calcium. These channels enable thalamic reticular ...

Midbrain 'start neurons' control whether we walk or run Peer-Reviewed Publication. University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences ...

Strolling around or running to catch the train similarly requires us to move. However, the neuronal mechanisms in the brain that allow us to initiate and control these movements are different, a new ...

A subsequent experiment utilizing chemical stimulation narrowed down the mice' behavior to two specific sets of neurons in the central nucleus of the amygdala (see figure above). The periaqueductal ...

More information: Michael F. Wells et al. Thalamic reticular impairment underlies attention deficit in Ptchd1Y/− mice, Nature (2016). DOI: 10.1038/nature17427 Journal information: Nature ...