Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus - Physiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Functional connectivity between the thalamus and visual cortex under eyes closed and eyes open conditions: a resting-state fMRI study.

30 Aug 2009 The thalamus and visual cortex are two key components associated with the alpha power of electroencephalography. However, their functional relationship remains to be elucidated. Here, we employ resting-state functional MRI to investigate the ... Read more...

Nicotinic antagonist effects in the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus: regional heterogeneity of nicotinic receptor involvement in cognitive function.

25 May 2009 Nicotine has been found in many studies to improve cognitive function. However, some studies have not found this effect and others have seen nicotine-induced impairments. Systemic administration bathes the brain with drugs. However, the brain is ... Read more...

Effects of zotepine on extracellular levels of monoamine, GABA and glutamate in rat prefrontal cortex.

7 Apr 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The atypical antipsychotic drug, zotepine, is effective in treatment of schizophrenia and acute mania, but the incidence of seizures during treatment is higher than with other antipsychotics. In addition, the mechanisms ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Functional connectivity between the thalamus and visual cortex under eyes closed and eyes open conditions: a resting-state fMRI study. 30 Aug 2009
• Nicotinic antagonist effects in the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus: regional heterogeneity of nicotinic receptor involvement in cognitive function. 25 May 2009
• Effects of zotepine on extracellular levels of monoamine, GABA and glutamate in rat prefrontal cortex. 7 Apr 2009
• Neurotoxic lesions of the thalamic reuniens or mediodorsal nucleus in rats affect non-mnemonic aspects of watermaze learning. 7 Jan 2009
• Dissociable roles for cortical and subcortical structures in memory retrieval and acquisition. 18 Aug 2008
• Dopamine innervation in the thalamus: monkey versus rat. 9 Jun 2008
• A limited role for mediodorsal thalamus in devaluation tasks. 30 May 2008
• Differential involvement of the basolateral amygdala and mediodorsal thalamus in instrumental action selection. 21 Apr 2008
• Comparative study of the effects of electrical stimulation in the nucleus accumbens, the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in rats with schedule-induced polydipsia. 24 Jan 2008
• Thalamocortical transformations of periodic stimuli: the effect of stimulus velocity and synaptic short-term depression in the vibrissa-barrel system. 7 Jan 2008
• The magnocellular mediodorsal thalamus is necessary for memory acquisition, but not retrieval. 31 Dec 2007
• Visual perception and corollary discharge. 30 Dec 2007
• High-frequency deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens region suppresses neuronal activity and selectively modulates afferent drive in rat orbitofrontal cortex in vivo. 12 Nov 2007
• Dissociable performance on scene learning and strategy implementation after lesions to magnocellular mediodorsal thalamic nucleus. 29 Oct 2007
• Distinct, parallel pathways link the medial mammillary bodies to the anterior thalamus in macaque monkeys. 30 Aug 2007
• Reorganization of learning-associated prefrontal synaptic plasticity between the recall of recent and remote fear extinction memory. 30 Jul 2007
• Neural correlates of stimulus-reward association in the rat mediodorsal thalamus. 5 May 2007
• Structural and functional characteristics of the dorsomedial nucleus of the cerebral amygdaloid complex in male rats. 30 Mar 2007
• Development of the human dorsal nucleus of the vagus. 19 Mar 2007
• Thalamocortical circuits: fMRI assessment of the pulvinar and medial dorsal nucleus in normal volunteers. 22 Jul 2006

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Technical information about 'Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus'

Definition: The largest of the medial nuclei of the thalamus. It makes extensive connections with most of the other thalamic nuclei.

Descriptor UI: D020645

Alternative terms: Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus; Nucleus, Mediodorsal Thalamic; Thalamic Nucleus, Mediodorsal; Mediodorsal Nucleus; Nucleus, Mediodorsal; Medial Dorsal Nucleus; Nucleus, Medial Dorsal; Dorsomedial Nucleus; Nucleus, Dorsomedial; Dorsal Medial Nucleus; Nucleus, Dorsal Medial; Dorsomedial Thalamic Nucleus; Nucleus, Dorsomedial Thalamic; Thalamic Nucleus, Dorsomedial;

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