Do noradrenergic alterations in Parkinson’s disease indicate a therapeutic target? A combined PET & neuromelanin MRI study

Welcome to the 17th episode of The Brain Podcast - the official podcast of the journals Brain and Brain Communications. 

This episode features a discussion with senior author Dr Bénédicte Ballanger of the Brain article entitled: Noradrenergic alterations in Parkinson’s disease: a combined 11C-yohimbine PET/neuromelanin MRI study

Can this multi-modal study examining the role of Noradrenaline in Parkinson's disease offer insight into important neurotrasmitter pathophysiology and provide the basis for a non-dopamine therapeutic strategy?

Check out the full article on the Brain website: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad338

This episode was co-hosted by Andreas Themistocleous and Michael David, edited and produced by Michael David and Xin You Tai, co-produced by Antonia Johnston, original music by Ammar Al-Chalabi.