Identifying these autoreceptors' vital role in preventing the brain from getting flooded with too much dopamine could lead to new psychopharmacology targets in the caudate nucleus.

They watched in astonishment as a sophisticated scan showed a little part of the brain called the caudate nucleus lighting up like a Las Vegas slot machine.

After five weeks of mindfulness practice, risky drivers described feeling less urgency and reactivity. On their brain scans, the size of the right caudate nucleus became smaller.

What they observed not only reinforced the existence of a gut-brain circuit, but also called attention to the role of the caudate nucleus within this pathway.

Other investigational treatments for PD-GBA have been limited by their inability to cross the blood-brain barrier and supplement GCase enzyme activity in sufficient quantities to overcome the ...

Many believe ADHD is purely behavioural, but we can detect it by looking at brainwaves.