Within the human brain, movement is coordinated by a brain region called the striatum, which sends instructions to motor neurons in the brain. Those instructions are conveyed by two pathways ...

"We found one location, which is an area called the ventral striatum, where stimulation consistently eliminated her feelings of depression. "And we also found a brain activity area in the amygdala ...

The basal ganglia, specifically the striatum tail, located in the deep region of the brain, plays a critical role in ...

Be fair – set standards and stick to them. Fairness activates the ventral striatum and other reward areas of the brain. I call fairness out here as I still see entirely too much favoritism in ...

A team of neurologists, bioengineers and radiologists has found that two neurons in the human brain that code for dopamine ...

In recent years, scientists have made progress in understanding psychiatric disorders like autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ...

This decay is particularly pronounced in a part of the brain called the striatum, causing patients to develop cognitive and movement-related symptoms. These can include difficulty walking, involuntary ...