The striatum contains the densest expression of dopamine receptors in the vertebrate brain.4 5 The putamen is also the target of the most vulnerable ... approach is needed to understand the effects of ...
METHODS The visual function of 37 infants with perinatal brain lesions on magnetic resonance imaging was assessed using behavioural and electrophysiological variables. RESULTS Normal visual behaviour ...
Nested deeper within the brain are essential structures such as the basal ganglia, the amygdala ... These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs ...
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not have a behavioural disorder, nor are they lazy, or lacking in manners and boundaries. Their brains mature in a different way, with ...
Studies have also explored brain function related to particular kinds ... structures beneath the cerebral cortex, such as the basal ganglia, may be linked to repetitive behaviors in autism.