Saccadic Function in Parkinson's Disease: an FMRI Study
Researcher 1 Professor Tim Anderson
Institution Van der Veer Institute/Otago University
RESEARCHERS
Researcher 2: Michael MacAskill
Van der Veer Institute/University of Otago
Researcher 3: Richard Watts
University of Canterbury
Researcher 5: Liz Fran
Universiyt of Otago, Dunedin
Researcher 6: Scott Wells
Christchurch Radiology Group
12 month Project
Amount Funded: 38,340.00
Photo: Professor Tim Anderson
Specific Objective(s)/Aims for this research.
The specific objectives of this research are to answer two key questions regarding the abnormal saccades of Parkinson�s disease.
Question 1. Is the putamen or the caudate the critical basal ganglia nucleus for saccade control?
Question 2. What is the source of hypometria of saccades in Parkinson�s disease?
If we can answer these two questions we will have significantly added to the body of knowledge about what areas of the brain control saccades and which of these regions are impaired in PD.
