Venue: Auditorium, Kenneth Myer Building
Presenters: Professor Malcolm Horne
Did you know that Parkinson’s disease occurs when nerve cells die in the brain? This causes the chemical dopamine to decline and has many other effects. In this presentation, Professor Malcolm Horne will discuss brain changes and possible symptoms.
Professor Malcolm Horne is a senior member of the Neurodegeneration laboratory at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
He also spends time as a consultant neurologist at St Vincent’s Hospital Fitzroy and is a Conjoint Professor, Centre for Neurosciences at the University of Melbourne.
Professor Horne’s clinical interests are in movement disorders, especially in Parkinson’s disease. His research interests relate to factors underlying the control of movement and in particular the biological basis underlying Parkinson’s disease.
Specifically, he has been studying how the nervous system repairs injured nerve cells and how these nerve cells are guided to their targets.
This presentation is proudly sponsored by Parkinson's Victoria.
from
https://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/6175-what-causes-parkinson-s-disease
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