The substantia nigra is a motor nucleus located in the basal ganglia of the midbrain. This brain structure contributes to the body's cognitive and motor functions by sending signals to initiate or ...

Midbrain articles from across Nature Portfolio. Atom; RSS Feed; Definition. The midbrain (mesencephalon) consists of the tectum, tegmentum, substantia nigra, red nucleus, inferior and superior ...

In a recent study published in Progress in Neurobiology, researchers discover that the substantia nigra of individuals with Parkinson’s disease had a higher concentration of pheomelanin, as well ...

We found 10 kinds, one of which, marked by expression of a gene called AGTR1, was especially vulnerable to cell death in Parkinson's disease. And using Slide-seq, a technology my lab has been ...