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Leo Fuhr wrote: > > I thought the substania nigra part of the non-diseased human brain is so > called because it appears dark compared to other portions of the brain. > This "darkness" would then be normal, not disease caused. If this is > WRONG, I hope someone like Dr. Bob F.or Joe Bruman or Michel Margois who > are trained in the sciences will speak up. > I forget just what is the dark pigment of the SN, but in autopsied PD brains it is bleached out, to a degree corresponding with severity of the PD. Cheers, Joe -- J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013