The papers for presentation by Shelley Emond and Ann Nakayama will be:
Plenz D, Kitai ST. A basal ganglia pacemaker formed by the subthalamic nucleus and external globus pallidus. Nature. 1999 400:677-82.
Commentary: Wichmann T, DeLong MR. Oscillations in the basal ganglia. Nature. 1999 400:621-2.
IMPACT RATING (1 is low, 10 is high)
Module X. Parkinson's [GPe lesion to block
tremor?]
Summary: mean & SD = 6.3 +/- 2.2, Mode =
5, Median = 7, N = 12, range = 1-9
Nakao, Naoyuki MD; Nakai, Ekini MD; Nakai, Kunio MD; Itakura, Toru MD Ablation of the Subthalamic Nucleus Supports the Survival of Nigral Dopaminergic Neurons after Nigrostriatal Lesions Induced by the Mitochondrial Toxin 3-Nitropropionic Acid Annals of Neurology. 45:640-651, 1999.
IMPACT RATING (1 is low, 10 is high)
Module X. Parkinson's [STN lesion to prevent
progression]
Summary: mean & SD = 6.2 +/- 1.5, Mode =
5, Median = 7, N = 12, range = 4-8