A large number of computational models of information processing in the basal ganglia have been developed in recent years. Prominent in these are actor-critic models of basal ganglia functioning which ...

Researchers have generated a new map of connectivity from a part of the brain called the basal ganglia, a hub for regulating motor and behavior functions. The breadth of connections revealed could ...

Some 10 million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson's disease -- a debilitating condition that causes degeneration of brain nerve cells that control movement. The exact reasons for this ...

New findings on chronic fatigue syndrome add to the evidence about the biology of this mysterious disease. Chronic fatigue syndrome, a medical disorder characterized by extreme and ongoing fatigue ...