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·May 14, 2018·3 min read

Brain Activity Alternates While Stepping

A study of Parkinson's patients reveals neural activity alternates between the right and left sides of the brain as we walk.

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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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·July 26, 2022·5 min read

Brain Region’s Role in Mind-Body Communication Confirmed

The subthalamic nucleus in the brain communicates with the motor system to help the body stop an action, researchers confirm.

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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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·October 28, 2016·4 min read

Breakthrough in the Production of Dopamine Neurons for Parkinson’s

New studies may help to explain the path from stem cells to dopamine neurons.

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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 surrounded by electricity.

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·February 1, 2017·5 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation Blocks Heroin Relapse: Rat Study

According to researchers, deep brain stimulation reduces the desire to use heroin and rat models of addiction.

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·August 29, 2018·4 min read

Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Patients

Researchers 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.

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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·October 16, 2012·3 min read

Less Invasive Method of Brain Stimulation Helps Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Electrical 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.