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Why the Basal Ganglia Are Important in Neurofeedback Practice
The basal ganglia do not work as a switch that is either on or off, so treatment does not flip a broken circuit back into place; it shifts the balance of a system in which both pathways stay active. That is also a fair description of what neurofeedback does across 20 or 40 sessions. Set client expectations accordingly, and describe gains as graded and dose-dependent rather than as a repair.
Fred Shaffer
Aug 1525 min read
Parkinson's Disease as a SCAN Disorder
The central discovery is that M1 is not simply a mosaic of body-part territories. Woven among those effector-specific zones (the patches that control the hand, the foot, the mouth) lies a second system called the somato-cognitive action network, or SCAN.
Fred Shaffer
Feb 1212 min read
5-Second Science: Common Viruses May Contribute to Parkinson's Disease
Researchers found human pegivirus (HPgV) in the brains of individuals with Parkinson’s disease, but not in healthy controls.
Fred Shaffer
Jul 22, 20255 min read
The Basal Ganglia Are More Than a Motor Circuit
The basal ganglia are involved in psychopathology and a broad range of cognitive, affective, and motivational processes.
BioSource Faculty
Dec 15, 202414 min read
A Painlessly Brief History of Dopamine
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a central role in regulating movement, cognition, reward, salience, and motivation.
BioSource Faculty
Nov 29, 20248 min read
A Deep Dive into Slow Cortical Potentials
Slow cortical potentials are low-frequency EEG shifts indicating cortical excitability, linked to cognition, motor tasks, and disorders.
BioSource Faculty
Jun 23, 202412 min read
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