Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) causes profound and irreversible damage to the brain, often before a diagnosis is even ...

Even so, four in ten people with a diagnosis of CBS, are found, after death, not to have that brain cell loss in both the cortex and basal ganglia that means they ... has gone wrong with the way their ...

The authors were responsive to reviewer feedback, and the revised manuscript is significantly improved. The findings advance our understanding of how basal ganglia output pathways engage brainstem ...

This pathway is a critical component of both the indirect and hyperdirect basal ganglia circuits in primates (43 – 48). Additionally, physiological studies have shown that STN neurons project to and ...

Sam Champion opens up about cancer journey The "GMA" and WABC weather anchor recently underwent surgery for skin cancer treatment and shares important lessons he learned along the way.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that dopamine depletion, which occurs during Parkinson’s disease disrupts the normal balance of motor pathways in ...

Researchers at CMU and Pitt have found that dopamine depletion, which occurs during Parkinson's disease disrupts the normal balance of motor pathways in the basal ganglia.