At the time, though, it was not clear to them how this right-left circuit is controlled by other parts of the brain, such as ...

"We have now discovered a new group of neurons in the brainstem which receives information directly from the basal ganglia and controls the right-left circuit," explains Professor Ole Kiehn.

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 ...

In the new model, two separate but interacting areas within the basal ganglia regulate either goal-directed or habitual control circuits. The authors discuss its implications for understanding the ...

Understanding how brain circuits and neuronal communication are altered in autism is crucial. "Our findings reveal that the basal ganglia—a brain circuit regulating adaptive behavior and motor ...

Propranolol reduces Parkinson’s tremor and motor cortex activity, suggesting a new therapeutic approach beyond stress ...