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How Dopamine Neurons Contribute to Memory Formation in Humans

Neuroscience NewsMay 2, 2018

According to researchers, dopamine neurons may play a key role in the formation of episodic memory. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for neurodegenerative disorders that affect memory.... Read More...

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Lipid Accumulation in Brain May Be an Early Sign of Parkinson’s

Neuroscience NewsApril 29, 2018

Researchers report the accumulation of glycosphingolipids in the substantia nigra appears to be elevated in Parkinson's disease patients. The finding could be used as a biomarker for helping diagnose Parkinson's before symptoms of the disease set in.... Read More...

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Body Movements Just Need a Puff of Dopamine to Get Started

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 1, 2018

Researchers say findings about how dopamine affects the initiation of movement could pave the way for the development of new treatments for Parkinson's and other movement related disorders.... Read More...

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Parkinson’s Involves Degeneration of the Olfactory System

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 28, 2017

Max Planck researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that helps explain why people with Parkinson's often report an impaired sense of smell. They discovered the total volume of glomeruli in the olfactory bulb of Parkinson's patients is only half of that found in people without the disease.... Read More...

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Interrupting Parkinson’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 8, 2017

A new study reports antioxidant intervention during early stages of Parkinson's disease may help slow its progression.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Spurred By Same Enzyme

Neuroscience NewsJuly 3, 2017

Researchers have implicated an enzyme that appears to make both Tau and alpha synculein more toxic in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Inhibiting this enzyme has already proved helpful in treating animal models of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers report they are moving on to testing drugs that inhibit AEP in animal models of Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

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Brain Tissue From a Petri Dish

Neuroscience NewsApril 13, 2017

Researchers successfully transform stem cells derived from skin cells into cells that behave similarly to the human midbrain.... Read More...

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Scientific Discovery May Change Treatment of Parkinson’s

Neuroscience NewsMarch 23, 2017

A neuroimaging study reports dopamine activity does not reflect the number of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra of people with Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

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Red Hair Gene Variant May Underlie Association Between Parkinson’s and Melanoma

Neuroscience NewsMarch 2, 2017

Mice that carry a gene associated with red hair have reduced production of dopamine in the substantia nigra and are more susceptible to toxins that can damage these dopaminergic neurons.... Read More...

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How Dads Bond With Toddlers

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 17, 2017

According to a new study, fathers given a boost of oxytocin expressed increased activity in brain areas associated with empathy and reward when viewing photos of their small children.... Read More...

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Glia, Not Neurons, Most Affected By Brain Aging

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 10, 2017

Examining postmortem brains, researchers discover the state of glia remains consistent as we age and could be used to predict a person's age at death.... Read More...

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Key Cause of Parkinson’s Can Be Treated

Neuroscience NewsDecember 1, 2016

Researchers have identified a potential mechanism to help control inflammation associated with Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

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substantia nigra

How Dopamine Neurons Contribute to Memory Formation in Humans

Lipid Accumulation in Brain May Be an Early Sign of Parkinson’s

Body Movements Just Need a Puff of Dopamine to Get Started

Parkinson’s Involves Degeneration of the Olfactory System

Interrupting Parkinson’s Disease

Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Spurred By Same Enzyme

Brain Tissue From a Petri Dish

Scientific Discovery May Change Treatment of Parkinson’s

Red Hair Gene Variant May Underlie Association Between Parkinson’s and Melanoma

How Dads Bond With Toddlers

Glia, Not Neurons, Most Affected By Brain Aging

Key Cause of Parkinson’s Can Be Treated