Animal models of Parkinson's disease: a guide to selecting the optimal model for your research

J Lama, Y Buhidma, EJR Fletcher, S Duty - Neuronal Signaling, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex, multisystem disorder characterised by α-synuclein
(SNCA) pathology, degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons, multifactorial …

Animal models of the non-motor features of Parkinson's disease

K McDowell, MF Chesselet - Neurobiology of disease, 2012 - Elsevier
The non-motor symptoms (NMS) of Parkinson's disease (PD) occur in roughly 90% of
patients, have a profound negative impact on their quality of life, and often go undiagnosed …

Subthalamic, not striatal, activity correlates with basal ganglia downstream activity in normal and parkinsonian monkeys

M Deffains, L Iskhakova, S Katabi, SN Haber, Z Israel… - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
The striatum and the subthalamic nucleus (STN) constitute the input stage of the basal
ganglia (BG) network and together innervate BG downstream structures using GABA and …

The role of prefrontal catecholamines in attention and working memory

KL Clark, B Noudoost - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2014 - frontiersin.org
While much progress has been made in identifying the brain regions and neurochemical
systems involved in the cognitive processes disrupted in mental illnesses, to date, the level …

Subcircuit-specific neuromodulation in the prefrontal cortex

N Dembrow, D Johnston - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2014 - frontiersin.org
During goal-directed behavior, the prefrontal cortex (PFC) exerts top-down control over
numerous cortical and subcortical regions. PFC dysfunction has been linked to many …

The MPTP-lesioned non-human primate models of Parkinson's disease. Past, present, and future

SH Fox, JM Brotchie - Progress in brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Non-human primate (NHP) models of Parkinson's disease (PD) have been essential in
understanding the pathophysiology and neural mechanisms underlying PD. The most …

Frontal-striatal circuit functions: context, sequence, and consequence

JA Saint-Cyr - Journal of the International Neuropsychological …, 2003 - cambridge.org
The exact role of the basal ganglia in both the motor and non-motor domains has proven
elusive since it is virtually impossible to refer to its function in isolation of cortical, and …

Executive impairment in Parkinson's disease: response automaticity and task switching

IGM Cameron, M Watanabe, G Pari, DP Munoz - Neuropsychologia, 2010 - Elsevier
Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) show slowed movement initiation and can have
deficits in executive function, leading to impairments in controlling involuntary behavior. This …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia, inflammation and gut microbiota responses in a progressive monkey model of Parkinson's disease: A case series

V Joers, G Masilamoni, D Kempf, AR Weiss… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Inflammation has been linked to the development of nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's
disease (PD), which greatly impact patients' quality of life and can often precede motor …

Stress-level cortisol treatment impairs inhibitory control of behavior in monkeys

DM Lyons, JM Lopez, C Yang… - Journal of …, 2000 - Soc Neuroscience
Most studies of cortisol-induced cognitive impairments have focused on hippocampal-
dependent memory. This study investigates a different aspect of cognition in a randomized …