Neuroscientists have shown that stimulating the caudate nucleus can generate negative moods that lead to irrational decision-making. Stimulating the caudate nucleus causes animals to give far more ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A brain structure called the caudate nucleus, which plays an important role in cognition, emotions, mood, and motor function, may shrink by nearly 20 percent in persons with multiple ...

A brain structure called the caudate nucleus, which plays an important role in cognition, emotions, mood and motor function, may shrink by nearly 20 percent in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), UB ...

ALPHA, alpha-dimethylethanolamino-4, 4′-biacetophenone (hemicholinium-3 or HC-3) is known to inhibit acetylcholine synthesis both in peripheral structures 1 and in the brain 2. Since it causes death ...

Researchers have further elucidated the mechanisms for cognitive fatigue, a disabling symptom that affects many individuals after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Kessler Foundation researchers have ...

The caudate nucleus, an area of the brain that controls voluntary movement, illustrates this adaptation. Without the nicotine, neurons cannot maintain impulses at the levels they had previously. As a ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a research technique that measures blood flow or activation in different areas of the brain. The caudate nucleus is located near the center of the brain ...