Subthalamic nucleus
Núcleo subtalámico
- Date
- 1865 · confidence low
- Place
- Paris, France
- Credited to
- Jules Bernard Luys
- Field
- Life & health
What was discovered
A small nucleus of the subthalamus, part of the basal ganglia system, first described by French neurologist Jules Bernard Luys, after whom it is also called the "nucleus of Luys".
What it led to
- key therapeutic target in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
- advances in understanding basal ganglia physiology
- essential anatomical landmark in functional neurosurgery