The choice to try a drug is a decision that that is centered in the executive portion of the brain, the prefrontal cortex. Once consumed, the drug delivers a powerful stimulus to the nucleus ...
Kato believes the source of the problem is the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT), an elusive region buried deep in the brain of both mice and humans. “In mice, the neurons in the PVT ...
1) has enabled cellular-level analysis of a structure in the hypothalamus of the mammalian brain, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). The SCN contains a 'daily clock' that generates near-24 ...
Scientists have known for decades that the brain has the capacity to spontaneously increase pain thresholds, allowing athletes, for instance, to muscle through injuries to complete a match or injured ...