It is for the first time that scientists have got evidence that certain "pathways" in the brain regulates the movement of the body. The study was conducted by the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and Stanford University in the US. Scientists employed genetic methods to make some "pathways" or circuits in the brains of mice, who were receptive to light.

This discovery would open the doorway for other therapies, which focus on improving the motor skills of the patient.

Academics are of the view that findings would also be instrumental in devising treatments and medicines to improve the lives of people, who have similar diseases. These diseases include Tourette's syndrome and Huntington's disease.

Presently, 120, 000 people in Britain are suffering from Parkinson’s disease. The research is still at a rudimentary stage and it could prove very helpful for such patients.

Parkinson’s disease is caused due to lack of dopamine in the brain. Consequently, the speech of the patient is impaired and the movements are restricted.

In this month, the scientists have also declared plans to recommence the research, in order to devise an effective sure for this disease. Nine years ago, the tests were stopped because of a devastating consequence.