FeaturedNeuroscience·May 14, 2018·3 min readBrain Activity Alternates While SteppingA study of Parkinson's patients reveals neural activity alternates between the right and left sides of the brain as we walk.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 25, 2016·3 min readBrain Activity Predicts the Force of Your ActionsResearchers have discovered a link between nerve clusters in the brain and the amount of force generated by a physical action.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2022·5 min readBrain Region’s Role in Mind-Body Communication ConfirmedThe subthalamic nucleus in the brain communicates with the motor system to help the body stop an action, researchers confirm.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 16, 2017·4 min readBrain Rewiring in Parkinson’s Disease May Contribute to Abnormal MovementAbnormal activity involving the globus pallidus may be responsible for movement dysfunction in Parkinson's disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 28, 2016·4 min readBreakthrough in the Production of Dopamine Neurons for Parkinson’sNew studies may help to explain the path from stem cells to dopamine neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 16, 2022·5 min readCircuit Model May Explain How Deep Brain Stimulation Treats Parkinson’s Disease SymptomsA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 1, 2017·5 min readDeep Brain Stimulation Blocks Heroin Relapse: Rat StudyAccording to researchers, deep brain stimulation reduces the desire to use heroin and rat models of addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 29, 2018·4 min readEffects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s PatientsResearchers report the adverse cognitive effects associated with DBS in Parkinson's patients are linked to a different neural pathway than the one responsible for the motor effects generated by the treatment.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 13, 2015·6 min readHow Deep Brain Stimulation Exerts Therapeutic Effects for Parkinson’s PatientsA new study reveals deep brain stimulation helps reduce excessive synchronization of brain activity in the motor cortex of Parkinson's patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 11, 2018·5 min readHow Do We Make Snap Decisions?Researchers look at what happens in the brain when we make snap decisions under stress.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 16, 2012·3 min readLess Invasive Method of Brain Stimulation Helps Patients with Parkinson’s DiseaseElectrical stimulation using extradural electrodes—placed underneath the skull but not implanted in the brain, is a safe approach with meaningful benefits for patients with Parkinson's disease according to new research.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2016·5 min readLost Your Train of Thought? Brain’s ‘Stopping’ System May Be to BlameA new study reports the brain system involved in interrupting body movements also can put the breaks on our stream of thought.Read More