Fosco Bernasconi

2 weeks ago | elifesciences.org | Michael Pereira |Nathan Faivre |Fosco Bernasconi |Nicholas J. Brandmeir

eLife Assessment This important study reports human single-neuron recordings in subcortical structures while participants performed a tactile detection task around the perceptual threshold. The study and the analyses are well conducted and provide convincing evidence that the thalamus and the subthalamic nucleus contain neurons whose activity correlates with the task, with stimulus presentation, and even with whether the stimulation is consciously detected or not.

Dec 11, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Michael Pereira |Nathan Faivre |Fosco Bernasconi |Nicholas J. Brandmeir

AbstractSubcortical brain structures such as the basal ganglia or the thalamus are involved in regulating motor and cognitive behavior. However, their contribution to perceptual consciousness is still unclear, due to the inherent difficulties of recording subcortical neuronal activity in humans.

Jun 29, 2023 | nature.com | Fosco Bernasconi

Cite this articleBernasconi, F., Pagonabarraga, J., Bejr-Kasem, H. et al. Theta oscillations and minor hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease reveal decrease in frontal lobe functions and later cognitive decline. Nat. Mental Health (2023).