Several challenges to current views of thalamocortical processing are offered here.
Glutamatergic pathways in thalamus and cortex are divided into two distinct classes: driver …

Over the last 2 decades, a large number of neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies of
patients with schizophrenia have furnished in vivo evidence for dysconnectivity, ie, abnormal …

Human brain maturation is a complex, lifelong process that can now be examined in detail
using neuroimaging techniques. Ongoing projects scan subjects longitudinally with …

Our movements can hinder our ability to sense the world. Movements can induce sensory
input (for example, when you hit something) that is indistinguishable from the input that is …

The article reviews the current knowledge regarding altered states of consciousness
(ASC)(a) occurring spontaneously,(b) evoked by physical and physiological stimulation,(c) …

The functional optimization of neural ensembles is central to human higher cognitive
functions. When the functions through which neural activity is tuned fail to develop or break …

Each movement we make activates our own sensory receptors, thus causing a problem for
the brain: the spurious, movement-related sensations must be discriminated from the …

Delta (1–4Hz) EEG power in non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep declines massively
during adolescence. This observation stimulated the hypothesis that during adolescence 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 …

Background: Communication between the frontal lobes, where speech and verbal thoughts
are generated, and the temporal lobes, where they are perceived, may occur through the …