The thalamus is a small, bilateral structure in the diencephalon that integrates signals from
many areas of the CNS. This critical anatomical position allows the thalamus to influence …

Recent years have seen a surge of research on variability in functional brain connectivity
within and between individuals, with encouraging progress toward understanding the …

Psilocybin has shown promise for the treatment of mood disorders, which are often
accompanied by cognitive dysfunction including cognitive rigidity. Recent studies have …

Survival under selective pressure is driven by the ability of our brain to use sensory
information to our advantage to control physiological needs. To that end, neural circuits …

Large-scale recordings of neural activity over days and weeks have revealed that neural
representations of familiar tasks, precepts and actions continually evolve without obvious …

Distractor suppression refers to the ability to filter out distracting and task-irrelevant
information. Distractor suppression is essential for survival and considered a key aspect of …

Perceptual decision-making is highly dependent on the momentary arousal state of the
brain, which fluctuates over time on a scale of hours, minutes, and even seconds. The …

Complete locked-in syndrome (CLIS) resulting from late-stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS) is characterised by loss of motor function and eye movements. The absence of …

In this article, existing research investigating how school performance relates to cognitive,
self-awareness, language, and personality processes is reviewed. We outline the …

Excessive neural variability of sensory responses is a hallmark of atypical sensory
processing in autistic individuals with cascading effects on other core autism symptoms but …