Fig. 3: Ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (VIM) plays a central role in tremor activity and may be a target of tremor interference. | npj Parkinson's Disease

Fig. 3: Ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (VIM) plays a central role in tremor activity and may be a target of tremor interference.

From: A review on pathology, mechanism, and therapy for cerebellum and tremor in Parkinson’s disease

Fig. 3

Acute cognitive stress, deep brain stimulation (DBS), and dopamine could influence VIM and thus regulate tremor. DBS with different frequency present a different effect on tremor activity. Orange arrows indicate excitatory effect, blue arrows indicate inhibitory effect.

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