Dr Asheeta Prasad, University of New South Wales : “Neural modulation of dopamine networks”
Speaker :
Dr Asheeta Prasad
University of New South Wales, Sydney
Title: “Neural modulation of dopamine networks”
Abstract: Parkinson’s disease a neurological disorder impacting both movement and several non-motor behaviours such as anxiety, depression and cognition. Current treatments such a deep brain stimulation is highly effective in treating the motor symptoms. However, despite over 30 years in clinical practice, the underlying mechanism of deep brain stimulation is unclear and moreover its effect on non-motor symptoms. Asheeta’s research uses pre-clinical PD model and human post mortem tissue to better understand PD pathology to design improved treatments targeting both motor and non-motor symptoms of PD.
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