Treating Parkinson's disease by solving the mysteries of movement
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 21:15
in Biology & Nature
Two secrets of one of the brain's most enigmatic regions have finally been revealed. In a pair of studies, scientists have discovered a specific neural circuit that controls walking, and they found that input to this circuit is disrupted in Parkinson's disease. The research reveals two potential new targets to treat movement disorders.