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They found that targeting the subthalamic nucleus and the globus pallidus at the same time improved motor symptoms more than targeting either region alone.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

Moreover, they found that neurons in a brain region called the medial subthalamic nucleus gave their animals a lower threshold for waking up during REM cycles and were more likely to be defensive once awakened.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

In most cases, stimulating electrodes are implanted into a region called the subthalamic nucleus.

From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2018

The region’s switchboard for gait and posture, the subthalamic nucleus, is part of the neural controls for motivation, decision-making and mood.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 14, 2018

An important vaso-motor centre for the brain vessels exists, possibly diffused through an area somewhere between the thalamus and subthalamic region above the pyramidal decussation below.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.