The thalamus plays a critical role in perceptual processing, but many questions remain
about what thalamus activities contribute to sensory and motor functions. In this book, two …

Two leading authorities on thalamocortical connections consider how the neural circuits of
the brain relate to our actions and perceptions. In this book, two leading authorities on the …

The ability to adapt to dynamic environments requires tracking multiple signals with variable
sensory salience and fluctuating behavioral relevance. This complex process requires …

The thalamus is a group of cells placed centrally in the brain that serve a critical role in
controlling how both sensory and motor signals are passed from one part of the cerebral …

The thalamus is classically viewed as passively relaying information to the cortex. However,
there is growing evidence that the thalamus actively regulates information transmission to …

Studies on the visual thalamic relays, the lateral geniculate nucleus and pulvinar, provide
three key properties that have dramatically changed the view that the thalamus serves as a …

The thalamus of the brain is far more than the simple sensory relay it was long thought to be.
From its location at the top of the brain stem it interacts directly with nearly every part of the …

The main impetus for a mini-symposium on corticothalamic interrelationships was the recent
number of studies highlighting the role of the thalamus in aspects of cognition beyond …

All neocortical areas receive thalamic inputs. Some thalamocortical pathways relay
information from ascending pathways (first order thalamic relays) and others relay …

Many of the axons that carry messages to the thalamus for relay to the cerebral cortex are
branched in a pattern long known from Golgi preparations. They send one branch to the …