Work Cited:
Explanation of the motor Pathway system involving the striatum and other basal ganglia components:
Bear, M. F., Connors, B.W. & Paradiso M. A., Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, Second Edition, 351 West Camden St., Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001, pp 473-482
Dopamine affects on the synapses at the Striatum
Calabresi, P., Picconi, B., Tozzi, A., and Di Filippo, M. (2007). Dopamine-mediated regulation of corticostriatal synaptic plasticity. Trends in Neurosciences 30, 211–219.
Similar to the source above but images were also taken:
Wickens, J.R., Reynolds, J.N., and Hyland, B.I. (2003). Neural mechanisms of reward-related motor learning. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 13, 685–690.
Description of how the substantia nigra works
http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/20Substantia.html
Imaging Agent
http://www.ibda.rg/content/parkinson-diagnostic-imaging-agent-now-available-80-hospitals-nationwide
PET SCAN
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3158735/
Imaging Pathway
http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/51/4/596.full
Schematic Basal Ganglia Circuits http://www.unifr.ch/biochem/index.php?id=117
Dopamine containing Neurons and PET Scan
http://www.pdmdcenter.com/articles/HopkinsWeb/
Pathopysiology of Parkinson's Disease
Hamani, C. & Lozano, A. M. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s Disease. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 991, 15–21 (2003).
Molecular Basis of Parkinson's Disease
http://www.scidacreview.org/0704/pdf/parkinsons.pdf
Explanation of the motor Pathway system involving the striatum and other basal ganglia components:
Bear, M. F., Connors, B.W. & Paradiso M. A., Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, Second Edition, 351 West Camden St., Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001, pp 473-482
Dopamine affects on the synapses at the Striatum
Calabresi, P., Picconi, B., Tozzi, A., and Di Filippo, M. (2007). Dopamine-mediated regulation of corticostriatal synaptic plasticity. Trends in Neurosciences 30, 211–219.
Similar to the source above but images were also taken:
Wickens, J.R., Reynolds, J.N., and Hyland, B.I. (2003). Neural mechanisms of reward-related motor learning. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 13, 685–690.
Description of how the substantia nigra works
http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/20Substantia.html
Imaging Agent
http://www.ibda.rg/content/parkinson-diagnostic-imaging-agent-now-available-80-hospitals-nationwide
PET SCAN
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3158735/
Imaging Pathway
http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/51/4/596.full
Schematic Basal Ganglia Circuits http://www.unifr.ch/biochem/index.php?id=117
Dopamine containing Neurons and PET Scan
http://www.pdmdcenter.com/articles/HopkinsWeb/
Pathopysiology of Parkinson's Disease
Hamani, C. & Lozano, A. M. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s Disease. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 991, 15–21 (2003).
Molecular Basis of Parkinson's Disease
http://www.scidacreview.org/0704/pdf/parkinsons.pdf