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·February 6, 2019·3 min read

Voluntary Control of Brainwaves in Deep Brain of Parkinson’s Patients

Researchers have developed a neurofeedback system which allows Parkinson's patients to voluntarily control beta wave activity in the subthalamic nucleus.

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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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·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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·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.

Image shows a brain scan with the electrodes from the DBS showing.

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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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·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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·January 9, 2018·3 min read

Uneasiness in Observers of Unnatural Android Movements Explained

Osaka University researchers reveal the brain region that makes us feel uneasy over unnatural android movements.

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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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·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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·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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·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.