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globus pallidus

Kiwis unlocking secrets from deep inside the Huntington's brain

Researchers know that when the medium spiny neurons start to die, the globus pallidus as a whole begins to shrink, but they hadn’t figured out why it was shrinking. In this research, scientists were able to examine each part of the globus pallidus and determine which parts were being affected and how they were being affected.