Newly characterized striatal circuits add twist to ‘go/no-go’ model of movement control
THE TRANSMITTER,
According to a half-century-old model, the striatum sends commands to motor neurons through two channels: a “go” pathway that…
One Brain-Based Reason Motivation Fizzles With Age
Psychology Today,
A recent Norwegian study ( Sigmundsson, 2020 ) of almost a thousand women and men between the ages of 14 to 77 found that…
Emotional decision-making is difficult. This is how your brain does it
World Economic Forum,
MIT neuroscientists have discovered connections deep within the brain that appear to form a communication pathway between areas…
Newly discovered neural connections may be linked to emotional decision-making - Technology Org
Technology.org,
MIT neuroscientists have identified tight connections between dopamine-producing cells of the substantia nigra (red) and…