Thalamic contributions to the state and contents of consciousness

CJ Whyte, MJ Redinbaugh, JM Shine, YB Saalmann - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Consciousness can be conceptualized as varying along at least two dimensions: the global
state of consciousness and the content of conscious experience. Here, we highlight the …

The mediodorsal thalamus in executive control

M Wolff, MM Halassa - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Executive control, the ability to organize thoughts and action plans in real time, is a defining
feature of higher cognition. Classical theories have emphasized cortical contributions to this …

[HTML][HTML] Synaptic plasticity in human thalamocortical assembloids

MH Patton, KT Thomas, IT Bayazitov, KD Newman… - Cell reports, 2024 - cell.com
Synaptic plasticities, such as long-term potentiation (LTP) and depression (LTD), tune
synaptic efficacy and are essential for learning and memory. Current studies of synaptic …

[HTML][HTML] In relentless pursuit of the white whale: a role for the ventral midline thalamus in behavioral flexibility and adaption?

E Panzer, I Guimares-Olmo, AP de Vasconcelos… - Neuroscience & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The reuniens (Re) nucleus is located in the ventral midline thalamus. It has fostered
increasing interest, not only for its participation in a variety of cognitive functions (eg, spatial …

The thalamus in psychosis spectrum disorder

A Anticevic, MM Halassa - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Psychosis spectrum disorder (PSD) affects 1% of the world population and results in a
lifetime of chronic disability, causing devastating personal and economic consequences …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive outcomes after focused ultrasound thalamotomy for tremor: results from the COGNIFUS (COGNitive in focused UltraSound) study

G Saporito, P Sucapane, R Ornello, D Cerone… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy is an
innovative method for the unilateral treatment of essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's …

Consider the pons: bridging the gap on sensory prediction abnormalities in schizophrenia

SV Abram, JPY Hua, JM Ford - Trends in neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
A shared mechanism across species heralds the arrival of self-generated sensations,
hel** the brain to anticipate, and therefore distinguish, self-generated from externally …

[HTML][HTML] Out-of-phase transcranial alternating current stimulation modulates the neurodynamics of inhibitory control

J Seo, J Lee, BK Min - Neuroimage, 2024 - Elsevier
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is an efficient neuromodulation technique
that enhances cognitive function in a non-invasive manner. Using functional magnetic …

Pathways for memory, cognition and emotional context: hippocampal, subgenual area 25, and amygdalar axons show unique interactions in the primate thalamic …

MKP Joyce, LG Marshall, SL Banik, J Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - jneurosci.org
The reuniens nucleus (RE) is situated at the most ventral position of the midline thalamus. In
rats and mice RE is distinguished by bidirectional connections with the hippocampus and …