[HTML][HTML] Intralaminar and medial thalamic influence on cortical synchrony, information transmission and cognition

YB Saalmann - Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The intralaminar and medial thalamic nuclei are part of the higher-order thalamus, which
receives little sensory input, and instead forms extensive cortico-thalamo-cortical pathways …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive functions and neurodevelopmental disorders involving the prefrontal cortex and mediodorsal thalamus

Z Ouhaz, H Fleming, AS Mitchell - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus (MD) has been implicated in executive functions
(such as planning, cognitive control, working memory, and decision-making) because of its …

The role of the thalamus in schizophrenia from a neuroimaging perspective

G Pergola, P Selvaggi, S Trizio, A Bertolino… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
The thalamus is a crucial node for brain physiology and part of functional and structural
pathways relevant for schizophrenia. Relatively few imaging studies on schizophrenia have …

[HTML][HTML] The shape of the human language-ready brain

C Boeckx, A Benítez-Burraco - Frontiers in psychology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Our core hypothesis is that the emergence of our species-specific language-ready brain
ought to be understood in light of the developmental changes expressed at the levels of …

[HTML][HTML] Voxel-based, brain-wide association study of aberrant functional connectivity in schizophrenia implicates thalamocortical circuitry

W Cheng, L Palaniyappan, M Li, KM Kendrick… - npj …, 2015 - nature.com
Background: Wernicke's concept of 'sejunction'or aberrant associations among specialized
brain regions is one of the earliest hypotheses attempting to explain the myriad of symptoms …

The thalamus and schizophrenia: current status of research

W Byne, EA Hazlett, MS Buchsbaum, E Kemether - Acta neuropathologica, 2009 - Springer
The thalamus provides a nodal link for multiple functional circuits that are impaired in
schizophrenia (SZ). Despite inconsistencies in the literature, a meta analysis suggests that …

[HTML][HTML] Alcohol affects brain functional connectivity and its coupling with behavior: greater effects in male heavy drinkers

E Shokri-Kojori, D Tomasi, CE Wiers, GJ Wang… - Molecular …, 2017 - nature.com
Acute and chronic alcohol exposure significantly affect behavior but the underlying
neurobiological mechanisms are still poorly understood. Here, we used functional …

[HTML][HTML] In-vivo probabilistic atlas of human thalamic nuclei based on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

E Najdenovska, Y Alemán-Gómez, G Battistella… - Scientific data, 2018 - nature.com
The thalamic nuclei are involved in many neurodegenerative diseases and therefore, their
identification is of key importance in numerous clinical treatments. Automated segmentation …

Thalamic mediodorsal nucleus and working memory

Y Watanabe, S Funahashi - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Working memory is a dynamic neural system for temporarily maintaining and processing
information. The prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays an important role in working memory …

Layer 3 excitatory and inhibitory circuitry in the prefrontal cortex: developmental trajectories and alterations in schizophrenia

GD Hoftman, D Datta, DA Lewis - Biological psychiatry, 2017 - Elsevier
Convergent evidence suggests that schizophrenia is a disorder of neurodevelopment with
alterations in both early and late developmental processes hypothesized to contribute to the …