We conclude our discussion of models of the critic by a critical discussion of the anatomical plausibility of implementations of a critic in basal ganglia circuitry, and conclude that such ...

Dyskinesia hampers the quality of life for most Parkinson's disease patients following ... regarding the crosstalk between the basal ganglia and motor cortex. Here, we will present interesting ...

Both ADHD and Parkinson’s disease share issues with dopamine function in the brain, specifically in the striatum (a key part of the basal ganglia). This may lead to similar challenges in focus ...

Gene therapies have entered clinical trials for several neurological disorders, most notably Parkinson disease ... neurons and the resultant abnormal basal ganglia function found in the human ...

This revelation sheds light on fundamental neurological functions and holds promise for future therapeutic interventions, particularly in conditions like Parkinson’s disease. In a study ...

Corticobasal syndrome (CBS) is a form of atypical parkinsonism (a parkinsonism-plus syndrome), which means that it shares some features with Parkinson's disease such as slowness of movement ... as ...

Dr. Wilson studies the circuitry and neurons of the basal ganglia, with the goal of understanding the computational function of these structures at the cellular and network level, and their ...