Brain Transplants in Parkinson's Patients

This video, featuring Lars Olson and Curt Freed, explains how a lack of dopamine relates to Parkinson's disease.

This video, featuring Lars Olson and Curt Freed, explains how a lack of dopamine relates to Parkinson's disease. It also exemplifies the use of the double-blind procedure, illustrates the benefits of animal research, and illuminates the controversial issue of transplanting fetal tissue.

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      1. Dopamine is projected to the basal ganglia from neurons in which region?

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      2. The patient, as a result of transplant surgery, was once again able to ______ in spite of Parkinson's disease.