Researchers have identified a network of connections linking the brainstem and spinal cord that helps control hand and arm movements, revealing an unexpected layer of the nervous system enabling ...

(A) In early/mid-stage PD, the nigrostriatal pathway (indicated by red arrow) is primarily affected, leading to impaired voluntary movement control due to dopamine depletion in the striatum. During ...

How did the bodies of animals, including ours, become such fine-tuned movement machines? This paper cuts directly into critical debates about how the ancient spinal cord and the relatively new human ...