The Treatment of Human Brain Diseases: Insights from the Study of Huntington's Disease

Recorded on May 1, 2013.

Huntington’s disease is a devastating genetic neurodegenerative disease that typically strikes in the prime of life with symptoms ranging from changes in movement to dementia. Dr. Thompson describes the disease and ways that scientists are researching treatments and applying these insights to diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.