Dorottya Szocs

Mapping basal ganglia circuitry in altered states of consciousness: from pathology to pharmacology.

The precise neuromodulatory mechanisms underlying consciousness and its disorders, despite growing evidence in both animals and humans, remain poorly understood at the subcortical level. The basal ganglia, a key component of the cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical loop, are known to play a crucial role in mediating...