Researchers have applied a chemogenetic tool in macaque monkeys and suppressed the subthalamic nucleus, a part of the basal ganglia circuitry. The chemogenetic suppression induced unstable movements.
Nadine Schweizer, Stéfano Pupe, Emma Arvidsson, Karin Nordenankar, Casey J. A. Smith-Anttila, Souha Mahmoudi, Anna Andrén, Sylvie Dumas, Aparna Rajagopalan, Daniel ...
Basal ganglia regions are located in the midbrain. Source: CLIPAREA l Custom media/Shutterstock Stuttering during childhood is a relatively common occurrence. Roughly one in 20 kids (5 percent) go ...
Smooth movements require coordinated control of muscles. Even a simple reaching movement involves coordinated movements of his/her shoulder, arm, wrist and fingers, which are controlled by temporally ...