The outcome of a decision is often uncertain, and outcomes can vary over repeated
decisions. Whether decision outcomes should substantially affect behaviour and learning …

Recent evidence from monkey models of cognition shows that the magnocellular
subdivision of the mediodorsal thalamus (MDmc) is more critical for learning new …

Dense amnesia can result from damage to the medial diencephalon in humans and in
animals. In humans this damage is diffuse and can include the mediodorsal nuclei of the …

The mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus (MD) has been implicated in executive functions
(such as planning, cognitive control, working memory, and decision-making) because of its …

Brain perturbation studies allow detailed causal inferences of behavioral and neural
processes. Because the combination of brain perturbation methods and neural …

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 …

The mediodorsal thalamus (MD) and anterior thalamic nuclei (ATN) are two adjacent brain
nodes that support our ability to make decisions, learn, update information, form and retrieve …

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) has a complex relationship with the thalamus, involving many
nuclei which occupy predominantly medial zones along its anterior-to-posterior extent …

What is the primary function of consciousness in the nervous system? The answer to this
question remains enigmatic, not so much because of a lack of relevant data, but because of …

Cigarette smoking is currently the leading cause of preventable deaths and disability
throughout the world, being responsible for about five million premature deaths/year …