Pulsed Light Stimulation Increases Boundary Preference and Periodicity of Episodic Motor Activity in Drosophila melanogaster

S Qiu, C Xiao, RM Robertson - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
There is considerable interest in the therapeutic benefits of long-term sensory stimulation for
improving cognitive abilities and motor performance of stroke patients. The rationale is that …

Investigating the Role of LRRK2 in the Visual System in a Drosophila Model of Parkinson's Disease

R Furmston - 2016 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
The kinase domain LRRK2-G2019S mutation is the most common cause of familial
Parkinson's disease (PD). Some PD patients report visual defects, which may originate …