Internal Capsule

"Internal Capsule" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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White matter pathway, flanked by nuclear masses, consisting of both afferent and efferent fibers projecting between the cerebral cortex and the brainstem. It consists of three distinct parts: an anterior limb, posterior limb, and genu.

Descriptor ID

D020772

MeSH Number(s)

A08.186.211.730.885.435

A08.612.435

Concept/Terms

Internal Capsule

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.730]
Telencephalon [A08.186.211.730.885]
Internal Capsule [A08.186.211.730.885.435]
Neural Pathways [A08.612]
Internal Capsule [A08.612.435]

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publications

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2000	2	0	2
2001	0	1	1
2004	1	2	3
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	3	4
2007	2	0	2
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	3	1	4
2014	3	1	4
2015	3	2	5
2016	1	0	1
2017	3	0	3
2018	3	2	5
2019	1	3	4
2020	0	2	2
2021	1	2	3
2023	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Internal Capsule" by people in Profiles.

Unraveling the mechanisms of deep-brain stimulation of the internal capsule in a mouse model. Nat Commun. 2023 09 04; 14(1):5385.

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Potential optimization of focused ultrasound capsulotomy for obsessive compulsive disorder. Brain. 2021 12 16; 144(11):3529-3540.

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Patient-specific connectomic models correlate with, but do not reliably predict, outcomes in deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2022 03; 47(4):965-972.

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A Unified Functional Network Target for Deep Brain Stimulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2021 11 15; 90(10):701-713.

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Four Deep Brain Stimulation Targets for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Are They Different? Biol Psychiatry. 2021 11 15; 90(10):667-677.

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A unified connectomic target for deep brain stimulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nat Commun. 2020 07 03; 11(1):3364.

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Repeated Sport-Related Concussion Shows Only Minimal White Matter Differences Many Years After Playing High School Football. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2019 10; 25(9):950-960.

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Deep brain stimulation of the internal capsule enhances human cognitive control and prefrontal cortex function. Nat Commun. 2019 04 04; 10(1):1536.

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Neuroimaging auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia patient and healthy populations. Psychol Med. 2020 02; 50(3):403-412.

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Connectivity Profile Predictive of Effective Deep Brain Stimulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2019 05 01; 85(9):735-743.

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