Research interests

Research interests of faculty members in the Movement Disorders Section.

• Joel S. Perlmutter, M.D.
• receptor binding studies of dystonia
• physiology of dopa-responsive dystonia
• oxidative metabolism in Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and Friedreich's ataxia
• computerized medical records system development
• Kevin J. Black, M.D.
• imaging studies of dopamine function
• dopamine function in Tourette syndrome
• levodopa-induced mood fluctuations in Parkinson's disease
• psychosis in Parkinson's disease
• atypical and "psychogenic" movement disorders
• Brad A. Racette, M.D.
• genetic studies of Parkinson's disease
• clinical studies of Huntington's disease
• Fredy J. Revilla, M.D.
• surgical treatment of movement disorders
• mechanism of action of deep brain stimulation using imaging techniques and kinematic studies
• clinical studies of Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease
• Tamara Hershey, Ph.D.
• behavioral and neuroimaging studies of:
• the role of dopamine in cognition
• cognitive functioning in PD and HD
• effects of subthalamic stimulation on cognition
• relationship between dopaminergic functioning and clinical symptoms in PD
• Bradley L. Schlaggar, M.D., Ph.D.
• brain activation studies in human language development and plasticity using functional MRI
• specification of neocortical areas
• childhood-onset movement disorders

This page created with Netscape Composer