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Weight gain after deep brain stimulation tied to electrode location in subthalamic nucleus

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medial-lateral electrode position in the right subthalamic nucleus correlated with weight gain, with greater ...
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Study shows that activity in the subthalamic nucleus reflects action outcomes and consequent adaptation in humans; this can be modified through bursts of electrical stimulation ...

Study shows that activity in the subthalamic nucleus reflects action outcomes and consequent adaptation in humans; this can be modified through bursts of electrical stimulation, with potential to ...
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Smooth movements are achieved by the stable basal ganglia activity

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.
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Limiting glutamate transmission in a Vglut2-expressing subpopulation of the subthalamic nucleus is sufficient to cause hyperlocomotion

Nadine Schweizer, Stéfano Pupe, Emma Arvidsson, Karin Nordenankar, Casey J. A. Smith-Anttila, Souha Mahmoudi, Anna Andrén, Sylvie Dumas, Aparna Rajagopalan, Daniel ...
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Remote regulation of molecular diffusion in extracellular space of Parkinson’s disease rat model by subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation

(A) Experimental design. (B) Behavior assessments using open field tests. Heatmaps illustrate time spent (red) and movement trajectories (green). The PD group exhibited decreased movement speed ...