Team Blitz India
NEW DELHl: In a new study, researchers at the University of Iowa (US) linking aparticular regionof the brain to how humans adjust their thoughts and attention when distracted. The link is significant because it provides insights into the cognitive and behavioural adverse effects of a treatment used to treat Parkinson’s sufferers.
The subthalamic nucleus is a pea-sized brain area that controls our movements. These motions have been hampered in Parkinson’s patients: researchers believe the subthalamic nucleus, which normally acts as a brake on abrupt movement. Researchers believe that overactive brakes contribute to the disease’s tremors and other motor deficits.
In recent years, clinicians have treated Parkinson’s patients with deep-brain stimulation, an electrode implanted in the subthalamic nucleus that rhythmically generates electrical signals, causing thebrain regionto loosen its braking, freeing up movement.
