The pathophysiology of migraine with aura in women does not involve alteration of thalamic volume, according to a study published in NeuroImage: Clinical. Migraine with aura presents as attacks of ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

TORTICOLLIS is an involuntary movement disorder resulting in tonic abnormal deviation of the head and neck. It is often accompanied by hyperkinesis of the head and neck, consisting of arrhythmic ...

The cerebral cortex processes sensory information via a complex network of neural connections. How are these signals modulated to refine perception? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has ...

April 29, 2010 — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) maps of the thalamic surface of youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show marked ...

According to authors of a cross-sectional study, abnormalities in thalamic functional connectivity are a likely mechanism for migraine development. Migraineurs had altered voxel-mirrored homotopic ...

The ability to distinguish between different individuals is crucial for social interactions. Previous research has shown the pivotal role of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in social processes, as ...

The treatment of epilepsy relies primarily on antiepileptic medications, which control seizures in approximately two thirds of patients. Other proven therapeutic modalities include epilepsy surgery, ...

New findings support the need to develop randomized controlled trials of aerobic exercise training in the subgroup presenting with biomarker of thalamic atrophy. Thalamic atrophy needs to be ...

Preterm infants born before 32 weeks who received more skin-to-skin contact while in the hospital showed stronger brain development in areas tied to emotion and stress regulation than babies who ...