The Effects of Cues on Neurons in the Basal Ganglia in Parkinson’s Disease

Visual cues open a unique window to the understanding of Parkinson’s disease (PD). These cues can temporarily but dramatically improve PD motor symptoms. Although details are unclear, cues are believed to suppress pathological basal ganglia (BG) activity through activation of corticostriatal pathway...

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Main Authors: Sridevi V. Sarma, Ming L. Cheng, Uri T Eden, Ziv eWilliams, Emery N. Brown, Emad eEskandar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2012.00040/full