This study focuses on the so-called Substantia Nigra pars reticulata (SNr), the main output station of the basal ganglia, which sends signals to motor centers in the brainstem. The researchers ...

These toxic bundles gather in a region of the brain called the substantia nigra, where they damage and kill dopamine-producing neurons. Without enough dopamine, the brain struggles to control ...

Previous research discovered the dopamine neurons needed for learning reside in three areas of the midbrain: the ventral tegmental area, substantia nigra pars compacta, and substantia nigra pars ...

the substantia nigra,” Blanchard said, adding, “Even though we have the whole brain, for the Parkinson’s research community, they get exhausted quickly.” Furthering schizophrenia research ...

Sixty years ago, most Catholics might know phrases from the Mass like "Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea," but not today. Besides ...

The Senescence Accelerated Mouse-Prone 8 (SAMP8) is a naturally occuring mouse line that displays a phenotype of accelerated aging. While maintaining an inbred AKR/J line in the early 1970's, ...

Scientists studying mice found that individual neurons in the Substantia Nigra pars reticulata (SNr) switch dynamically between activation and inhibition based on the phase of a movement. These SNr ...

Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra (DPN) is a commonly occurring skin condition that manifests as multiple small, benign skin lesions, usually affecting the face and other areas prone to sun exposure. These ...

The number of silver grains overlying melanised neurons from the paranigral nucleus, dorsal and ventral tier, and pars lateralis of the substantia nigra pars compacta were compared with each other and ...

3 Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Davide Martino, Blizard Institute, Neuroscience & Trauma ...