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Striatal immunofluorescence signals for astrocyte marker S100β and neuronal marker NeuN

Sites of early dysfunction in Parkinson's identified

2 October 2020

A new collaborative study from the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre led by Prof Stephanie Cragg and Dr Bradley Roberts has revealed that GABA transporters on astrocytes, the brain's lesser known yet critically important cells, support dopamine release and are sites of early dysfunction in parkinsonism.

Caution when looking at cell recycling in Parkinson’s

4 November 2019

Our Researchers at the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre have shown that cell recycling in Parkinson’s may play a more complex role than previously thought.

New light shed on what controls our motivated actions

20 September 2019

The release of dopamine in the brain plays a key role in determining how we respond when we perceive a potential reward or benefit. But so far little has been understood about the mechanism behind this. A new collaborative paper from Prof Stephanie Cragg's Group and Prof Ed Mann published in Nature Communications has uncovered a dominant regulator of the dynamics of dopamine output.

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Sites of early dysfunction in Parkinson's identified

Caution when looking at cell recycling in Parkinson’s

New light shed on what controls our motivated actions

Postdoctoral researchers and students shine at Neuroscience Theme Day

Viral tweet helps find Oxford medical student and former DPAG member Samaritan

Professor Annette Dolphin FRS gives the 2019 Mabel FitzGerald lecture

Profiles of Women in Science: Professor Stephanie Cragg

Cartoon wins 2nd Year DPhil Poster Day Prize

Sherrington Talks 2016 : Prize Winners