Neuroscientists have now found the brain area responsible for pessimism. The new research suggests that both anxiety and depression are caused by an overstimulation of the caudate nucleus.

Keiji Tanaka: Firstly, we measured the volume of caudate nucleus and compared the measure between professional and amateur players. There was no difference. Secondly, the game of Erickson et al ...

The caudate nucleus has within it regions that are connected with the limbic system, which regulates mood, and it sends input to motor areas of the brain as well as dopamine-producing regions.

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), ...

However, perhaps more than any other region of the brain, activity in the caudate nucleus seems to be specifically triggered by rewards, and this includes both the basic rewards like food and ...

The caudate nucleus (green) is a subcortical brain region located in the striatum. The striatum is one of several neural structures that make up the basal ganglia (colored regions) located below ...

Basal Ganglia (Caudate) Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Axial CT scans. Note the large intracerebral hemorrhage originating in the area of the caudate nucleus on the right. Also, note that the hemorrhage is ...

After analyzing the scans, he was struck by the similarity between dogs and humans in both the structure and function of a key brain region called the caudate nucleus.

There’s also evidence these parts of your brain get smaller: Thalamus; Caudate nucleus; Insula; Results are mixed on how depression affects the amygdala. That’s your fear center.

In 2010 the team who first used fMRI scanning to connect love and the caudate nucleus set out to observe the brain when anger and hurt feelings enter the mix. They gathered a group of individuals who ...