Among the many wonders of the brain is its ability to master movements through practice — a dance step, piano sonata, or tying our shoes. For decades, neuroscientists have known that these tasks ...

A conductance-based computer model of the Parkinsonian brain circuit shows that deep brain stimulation and rhythmic visual ...

Located in the midbrain below the cerebral cortex, the basal ganglia are involved in reward, emotion, and motor control. This region is also the site of some of our most infamous movement disorders: ...

A woman began walking with a more fluid gait, while another patient could suddenly eat using utensils. Both patients, in advanced stages of Parkinson's disease, experienced immediate relief from ...

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- At 11 weeks old Stevie Kestner was diagnosed with Biotin-thiamine-responsive basal ganglia disease, a rare condition that only affects a reported 50 people in the world. Before ...

The substantia nigra is a motor nucleus located in the basal ganglia of the midbrain. This brain structure contributes to the body's cognitive and motor functions by sending signals to initiate or ...

Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement-they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of ...

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 ...