Neuroscientists have shown that stimulating the caudate nucleus can generate negative moods that lead to irrational decision-making. Stimulating the caudate nucleus causes animals to give far more ...

There’s a provocative and fascinating opinion article in the New York Times by neuroeconomics professor Gregory Burns where he describes his latest work studying dogs. After training and scanning the ...

A brain structure called the caudate nucleus, which plays an important role in cognition, emotions, mood and motor function, may shrink by nearly 20 percent in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), UB ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a research technique that measures blood flow or activation in different areas of the brain. The caudate nucleus is located near the center of the brain ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A brain structure called the caudate nucleus, which plays an important role in cognition, emotions, mood, and motor function, may shrink by nearly 20 percent in persons with multiple ...

Researchers have further elucidated the mechanisms for cognitive fatigue, a disabling symptom that affects many individuals after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Kessler Foundation researchers have ...

ALPHA, alpha-dimethylethanolamino-4, 4′-biacetophenone (hemicholinium-3 or HC-3) is known to inhibit acetylcholine synthesis both in peripheral structures 1 and in the brain 2. Since it causes death ...