The thalamus is a small, bilateral structure in the diencephalon that integrates signals from
many areas of the CNS. This critical anatomical position allows the thalamus to influence …

Psychostimulants, including amphetamines and methylphenidate, are first-line
pharmacotherapies for individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This …

Human and non-human animal behavior is highly malleable and adapts successfully to
internal and external demands. Such behavioral success stands in striking contrast to the …

Dopaminergic projections are hypothesized to stabilize neural signaling and neural
representations, but how they shape regional information processing and large-scale …

Abstract Knowledge about the relevance of environmental features can guide stimulus
processing. However, it remains unclear how processing is adjusted when feature relevance …

Recent research yielded the intriguing conclusion that, in healthy adults, higher levels of
variability in neuronal processes are beneficial for cognitive functioning. Beneficial effects of …

The extent to which aging affects decision-making is controversial. Given the critical financial
decisions that older adults face (eg, managing retirement funds), changes in risk …

The human brain operates in large-scale functional networks. These networks are an
expression of temporally correlated activity across brain regions, but how global network …

Abstract Variability in the Blood Oxygen-Level Dependent (BOLD) signal from fMRI is often
associated with better cognitive performance and younger age. It has been proposed that …

“Working memory” refers to a vast set of mnemonic processes and associated brain
networks, relates to basic intellectual abilities, and underlies many real-world functions …