According to Carnegie Mellon neuroscientists, there is a clear leader and sidekick when it comes to generating movements. During purposeful movement, whether reaching for a cookie or walking around ...

Astrocytes use the MEGF10 receptor to prune synapses in the striatum, a process essential for dopamine-driven motor learning.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped how different nerve cells in the brain area striatum process information to plan and execute our movements at just the right time and with the right ...

Using a novel system, researchers found that a part of the basal ganglia called the striatum is not involved in action selection as previously thought. Instead, the striatum and the motor cortex work ...

Researchers have mapped how different nerve cells in the brain area striatum process information to plan and execute our movements at just the right time and with the right vigor. The results show ...

Whether speaking or swinging a bat, precise and adaptable timing of movement is essential for everyday behavior. Although we do not have sensory organs like eyes or a nose to sense time, we can keep ...

Whether speaking or swinging a bat, precise and adaptable timing of movement is essential for everyday behavior. Although we do not have sensory organs like eyes or a nose to sense time, we can keep ...

A rare group of cells buried deep in the brain has the power to make or break your habits. Fast-spiking interneurons, shown here in purple, in the dorsolateral striatum in mice, act as a key signaling ...

When you are weighing two possible actions, your brain needs to decide what to do and how to do it. For example, if a book and a cup sit side-by-side on a table, your brain must decide whether you ...