Parkinson's Disease Archives

By Pooja Chettiar My grandfather started to shuffle his feet and have trouble with basic things like buttoning his shirt a few years ago. Subtle brain changes had been silently… Read more

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April 23, 2024 Keionna Newton

The Pathology of Parkinson’s Disease

By Keionna Newton Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive, aging-related neurodegenerative disease first described in Western medicine in 1817 by James Parkinson (Goetz, 2011). Second only to Alzheimer’s disease, PD… Read more

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December 5, 2023 Anastasiia Gryshyna

What can animal electrophysiology tell us about the human brain?

By Anastasiia Gryshyna Throughout history, each discipline has had its moment of inspiration. For physicists, it was a falling apple that guided Newton in the understanding of gravity. For molecular… Read more

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Neuro Primer Aging Cognition

July 18, 2023 Keionna Newton

Neuro Primer: Microglia

By Keionna Newton Microglia structure and function As you go about each and every day, there are billions – yes, billions – of tiny little cells in your brain moving… Read more

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November 29, 2022 Marta Garo-Pascual

Neuro Primer: Telomeres

By Marta Garo-Pascual Telomeres are the “shoelace caps” of linear chromosomes and, as shoelace caps protect shoelaces, telomeres serve a protective role for chromosomes. Barbara McClintock and Hermann Muller described… Read more

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April 29, 2022 Himani Arora

Knowing Parkinson’s Disease

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September 12, 2020 Ana Sousa

Shining Light on An Innovative Brain Stimulation Technique

How cool would it be to have the ability to move someone else’s hand? Perhaps we could make our friends do some tasks for us or we could make kids… Read more

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October 10, 2018 Gabrielle Torre

Neuro Primer: Aging

What happens to the brain in aging? Normal aging comes with many changes in brain structure and function. As individuals approach the age of 65 years and above, they experience… Read more

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September 25, 2018 Marco Travaglio

Main Bout: New Hopes in the Fight Against Parkinson’s Disease

Following his Olympic victory in 1960, Muhammad Ali earned the World-Heavyweight-Champion title in 1964 in one of the most celebrated upsets in boxing history. The much-anticipated fight opened with the… Read more

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July 19, 2018 Alexa Erdogan

[Podcast] Uploading the Human Brain

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a brand new episode of the Knowing Neurons podcast, we explore the concept of “mind uploading”. How would something like a mind upload really work?… Read more

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March 1, 2018 Caitlin Aamodt

The Law of Attraction, the Placebo Effect, and the Immune-Brain Connection

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]iomedical researchers call it “the most replicated experiment in the history of science.” Simply put, the placebo effect is a phenomenon where people who believe they are being treated for… Read more

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October 30, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber

Bite-size science: Cell replacement therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

In Parkinson’s Disease, specific cells in the brain die. Over time, this makes basic movements like walking and reaching for a cup impossible. Researchers are racing to find effective treatments.… Read more

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September 22, 2017 Brainfacts.org

Lighting Up The Brain With Optogenetics

Scientists studying pond scum discovered its peculiar ability to sense light, even without eyes. This discovery would eventually lead to a technique called optogenetics, one of the most powerful techniques… Read more

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September 8, 2017 Brainfacts.org

The Past and Promise of Deep Brain Stimulation

In the early 1980s, a few batches of contaminated synthetic heroin triggered severe Parkinson’s disease symptoms among the drug addicts who used it. The tragedy would lead to a new… Read more

Neuroscience Technologies Did You Know?

January 4, 2017 Joel Frohlich

Stimulating Neural Circuits with Magnetism

Brain stimulation might sound like some Frankensteinian demonstration from a Victorian science fair. But in reality, it is a contemporary technique making a huge impact in neuroscience by addressing a… Read more

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April 13, 2016 knowingneurons

The Strange Relationship between Nicotine and Parkinson’s Disease

According to the World Health Organization, smoking is responsible for approximately 6 million deaths in the world every year or one fatality every six seconds. 71% of all lung cancers… Read more

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March 10, 2016 knowingneurons

Why Dopamine Makes People More Impulsive

Over the past few decades, the neurochemical dopamine has earned the reputation of being the brain’s reward molecule. This image is built on observations that when animals and humans experience… Read more

Tangerines, Tomatoes, and Neuroinflammation! Oh My! Knowing Neurons

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March 17, 2014 knowingneurons

Tangerines, Tomatoes, and Neuroinflammation! Oh My!

While we are still in the midst of the flu season, we all try to stay as healthy as possible by consuming large quantities of Vitamin C. Whether it’s chewable… Read more

Repaving Old Roads After Spinal Cord Injury by Knowing Neurons

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December 4, 2013 Jillian L. Shaw

Repaving Old Roads After Spinal Cord Injury

The World Health Organization estimates that as many as 500,000 people will experience spinal cord injuries (SCI) every year. Researchers at the Center for Neuroprosthetics and Brain Mind Institute in… Read more