Ancient brain circuit stabilizes gaze during movement in early development
An ancient brain circuit, which enables the eyes to reflexively rotate up as the body tilts down, tunes itself early ...
Tag: Movement disorders
Study links OCD improvement to brain activity shift
A recent study from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has identified a specific neural activity pattern as a ...
Doctors must address Parkinson’s patients’ hidden burden of stigma, report says
Even the best treatment approaches for Parkinson's disease are inadequate if they do not address patients' feelings of social rejection, ...
Intensive exercise slows the course of Parkinson's disease, study finds
Neuroscientists from the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University, Rome Campus, and the A. Gemelli IRCCS Polyclinic Foundation found ...
The currently available evidence on viral-induced parkinsonism
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) concerns abate in a great part of the world, fresh worries arise about the long-term ...
Gene mutation responsible for hereditary hemochromatosis may be a risk factor for movement disorders
A disorder called hereditary hemochromatosis, caused by a gene mutation, results in the body absorbing too much iron, leading to ...
Exercise increases levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor which bolsters dopamine release
Exercise increases levels of a chemical concerned in mind cell development, which bolsters the release of the "really feel good" ...
