Two leading authorities on thalamocortical connections consider how the neural circuits of the brain relate to our actions and perceptions. In this book, two le

Almost all of the messages that are received by the cerebral cortex from the environment or from the body's internal receptors come through the thalamus and muc

The brain ... There is no other part of the human anatomy that is so intriguing. How does it develop and function and why does it sometimes, tragically, degener

This book presents a compelling unifying theory of which aspects of the brain are innate and which are not.

The thalamus is a group of cells placed centrally in the brain that serve a critical role in controlling how both sensory and motor signals are passed from one