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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Michael J. Fox Foundation has a good, basic introduction to the neurobiology of Parkinson&#8217;s disease. The brief animate video provides an overview of affected parts of the brain as well as the role that dopamine, a neurotransmitter &#8211; a chemical in the brain that allows brain cells to communicate with each other &#8211; plays [...]
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		<title>The Relationship Between Executive Function and Processing Speed</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding the relationship between brain (specifically subcortical structures) and cognitive processes is a field still in its infancy. The rise of structural and functional neuroimaging that started in the 1970s and really began to mature in the 1990s (with even greater changes and advancements being made today), led to the ability to measure the structure [...]
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		<title>Dopamine, the Basal Ganglia, and Learning</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A significant proportion of dopamine (DA) is produced in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and is carried to the striatum via the nigrostriatal pathway. While this pathway has been traditionally linked with motor functioning, recent research has implicated striatal DA involvement in language (Crosson, 2003) and learning (Seger, 2006). One disease in which there [...]
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		<title>The basal ganglia and cognition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 01:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The basal ganglia are a collection of subcortical structures that were traditionally viewed as only being involved in movement. The basal ganglia include the caudate, globus pallidus, putamen, and nucleus accumbens (the subthalamic nucleus and the substantia nigra are also often included as part of the basal ganglia). Scientists have known about the basal ganglia&#8217;s [...]
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