There is extensive evidence that both the ventral and dorsal striatum are involved in instrumental conditioning 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. However, it remains unclear what the precise relationship is ...

A new study provides insight on how the brain processes external input such as touch, vision or sound from different sources and sides of the body, in order to select and generate adequate movements.

Researchers have discovered that removal of cilia from the brain's striatum region impaired time perception and judgment, revealing possible new therapeutic targets for mental and neurological ...

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 ...

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 ...

Muted response The part of our brain that recognises and learns from reward is relatively inactive in people with schizophrenia, Australian research shows. The finding, published in Molecular ...

This is a microscopic image of the striatum, showing the mosaic-like organization of the striosome and the matrix. Free for anyone to re-use, but must be credited to OIST. This work is licensed under ...