By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD By pairing everyday smartphone motion data with established clinical scores, researchers demonstrate a ...

In a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience, a group of researchers explored how the cerebellum directly affects dopamine release in the substantia nigra compacta (SNc). While the cerebellum's ...

The ability to repair the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway in PD has now been shown through the use of fetal VM grafts in some patients with PD. These transplants work when the dopaminergic neurons ...

While the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) has doubled over the past 20 years, the treatment paradigm has remained ...

The caudate nucleus (green) is a subcortical brain region located in the striatum. The striatum is one of several neural structures that make up the basal ganglia (colored regions) located below the ...

—Data from a new study in a Japanese population point toward genetic links and common pathways involved in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. But do the results translate to ...

Phase 2 results selected as one of only 10 featured presentations in the Poster Tour at the 2025 Parkinson Study Group (PSG) Annual ...

Chronic cocaine use can induce cocaine-related cerebropathy, particularly in patients with increased risk for neurodegenerative processes. Chronic cocaine use is associated with an increased risk for ...