2020-04-02_Science_Illustrated

By Gorm Palmgren

The discovery of intestinal

bacteria in the brain might mean

that bacteria affect the brain

directly, instead of indirectly,

as previously believed.

Learning centre

The substantia nigra is

important for learning,

and Parkinson’s issues appear

to originate here.

Memory centre
The hippocampus transfers
recollections to the memory.
Alzheimer’s originates here.

Motion centre

The striatum controls motions,

and it fails to function

correctly in Parkinson’s patients.