The cerebellum ("little brain") is tucked underneath the basal ganglia; it sits in the back of the skull below the cerebrum. Source: CLIPAREA l Custom media/Shutterstock Neuroscientists have unearthed ...

Within the human brain, movement is coordinated by a brain region called the striatum, which sends instructions to motor neurons in the brain. Those instructions are conveyed by two pathways, one that ...

One of the defining features of Parkinson’s is the presence of abnormal protein clumps in the brain known as Lewy bodies.

In a recent study published in Progress in Neurobiology, researchers discover that the substantia nigra of individuals with Parkinson’s disease had a higher concentration of pheomelanin, as well as ...

Most Parkinson's symptoms stem from the loss or dysfunction of dopamine-producing neurons in a brain region involved in fine ...

The neurotransmitter dopamine influences the activity of a wide variety of brain areas. A deficiency of this substance can have drastic consequences: The death of dopamine-producing nerve cells in the ...

Nervous disorders like Parkinson's or dementia often manifest in unlikely ways such as weakness in limbs. Recognising these ...

New therapy targeting a small brain region boosts levodopa’s effects Damage to powerplants in dopamine neurons triggers Parkinson’s disease Goal to identify people who will develop Parkinson’s in five ...

Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of the legendary heavy metal rock band Black Sabbath, died this week at age 76. Although Osbourne's cause of death hasn't yet been publicly released, he revealed in an ...