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·November 25, 2016·3 min read

Brain Activity Predicts the Force of Your Actions

Researchers have discovered a link between nerve clusters in the brain and the amount of force generated by a physical action.

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·September 16, 2017·4 min read

Brain Rewiring in Parkinson’s Disease May Contribute to Abnormal Movement

Abnormal activity involving the globus pallidus may be responsible for movement dysfunction in Parkinson's disease, a new study reports.

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·May 16, 2022·5 min read

Circuit Model May Explain How Deep Brain Stimulation Treats Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

A new computer model shows the beneficial effects of deep brain stimulation arise from how it interrupts the cycle promoting runway beta in a circuit loop between the subthalamic nucleus and striatum.

This image shows a brain scan of a person with a DBS device fitted.

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·April 13, 2015·6 min read

How Deep Brain Stimulation Exerts Therapeutic Effects for Parkinson’s Patients

A new study reveals deep brain stimulation helps reduce excessive synchronization of brain activity in the motor cortex of Parkinson's patients.

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·September 11, 2018·5 min read

How Do We Make Snap Decisions?

Researchers look at what happens in the brain when we make snap decisions under stress.

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·April 18, 2016·5 min read

Lost Your Train of Thought? Brain’s ‘Stopping’ System May Be to Blame

A new study reports the brain system involved in interrupting body movements also can put the breaks on our stream of thought.

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·November 28, 2017·6 min read

Low Frequency Brain Stimulation Improves Cognition in Parkinson’s Patients

Researchers report low frequency deep brain stimulation can help to improve cognitive function in people with Parkinson's disease.

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·August 28, 2018·4 min read

Novel Brain Network Linked to Chronic Pain in Parkinson’s

Researchers have identified a novel, pain sensing network that links the subthalamic nucleus to a pain processing network in mouse models of Parkinson's disease.

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·December 17, 2018·3 min read

Real Time Feedback Tames Parkinson’s Brainwaves

Researchers report a neurofeedback system allows those with Parkinson's to voluntarily control brain waves associated with symptoms of the disorder.

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·July 6, 2020·4 min read

The Electrified Brain

Targeted deep brain stimulation may help treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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·June 8, 2022·6 min read

Three Distinct Brain Circuits in the Thalamus Contribute to Parkinson’s Symptoms

Neurons in the parafascicular thalamus project to three different parts of the basal ganglia. Targeting these circuits could be a new target for treating motor dysfunction and depression associated with Parkinson's disease.