#34 Andrew Sharott: When will we be able to cure Parkinson’s disease?

The brain is a complex system, and an extremely clever one, too.
In order to remain functional, it constantly compensates for
external changes and influences. In this episode of
#AskDifferent, we learn from Einstein BUA/Oxford
Visiting Fellow Andrew Sharott how understanding these
fundamental properties of brain activity can help the discovery
and treatment of Parkinson’s. Sharott is a professor at
the University of Oxford’s MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit
and an internationally recognized expert on how neuronal activity
changes in Parkinson’s and its treatment with neurosurgery.
Bearing in mind the fact that more than 10 million patients are
affected by the disease worldwide, we talk about chances of
finding a cure, what the abbreviation DBS stands for, and the
progress Professor Sharott hopes to achieve through his research.