Tag Archives: basal ganglia

Fatigue may involve abnormal function of the motor system

Posted on 03/01/2016 by wames

Research abstract: Although the prevalence of chronic fatigue is approximately 20% in healthy individuals, there are no studies of brain structure that elucidate the neural correlates of fatigue outside of clinical subjects. We hypothesized that fatigue without evidence of disease … Continue reading →

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The Basal Ganglia, inflammation and fatigue in ME/CFS

Posted on 09/22/2014 by wames

Cort Johnson discusses the research of Dr Andrew Miller, a psychoneuroimmunologist who is interested in how immune activation affects symptoms and behaviour.  His research has mostly focused on the biological roots of depression and the effects an immune agent called interferon alpha … Continue reading →

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Low brain activity in CFS

Posted on 05/01/2012 by wames

Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) had significantly less activation of the basal ganglia in response to a known stimulus compared with a control group, American researchers report. Brain imaging during a simulated reward task showed reduced activation in the … Continue reading →

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