Starting from whole-brain probabilistic tractography, all streamlines through the SNc reaching the thalamus were counted, separately for each hemisphere, after excluding streamlines through the ...

Our study had several limitations. First, although loss of dopamine neurons mainly occurs in the substantia nigra pars compacta, our region of interest included the whole substantia nigra, for which ...

Somatostatin-expressing neurons of the entopeduncular nucleus (EPNSst+) provide a limbic output of the basal ganglia and co-release GABA and Glutamate in their projection to the lateral habenula, a ...

Increasing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and balancing glutamate, brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, may help alleviate symptoms of fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has shown remarkable therapeutic benefits for patients with otherwise treatment-resistant movement and affective disorders, such as chronic pain, Parkinson's disease ...

The disease results from a specific process of degeneration of neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta, located in the midbrain, with a consequent loss of function of the nigrostriatal ...

During the ceremony, Iran revealed its latest advancements in satellite technology with the introduction of the Navak-1, and Pars-2 satellites, and an upgraded version of the Pars-1 satellite. Navak ...

MAYFIELD — The Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts will unveil its 2025 Winter Solstice Art Show on Friday. The display, which will remain open until Mar. 13, features the work of 56 artists ...

These studies have revealed that there are four distinct giraffe species: the southern (Giraffa giraffa), Masai (Giraffa tippelskirchi), reticulated (Giraffa reticulata), and northern (Giraffa ...

Ketamine may work in other ways in the brain, too. Some nerve cells in the brain involved in mood use a chemical called glutamate to communicate with each other. The nerve cells need glutamate ...