Parkinson's disease is the result of the degeneration of the _____.
A) orbital frontal cortex
B) hippocampus
C) substantia nigra
D) premotor cortex

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Parkinson's disease is the result of the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, which leads to a decrease in dopamine levels in the brain and the characteristic motor symptoms of the disease. The other brain regions listed are not primarily affected in Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's Disease Is the Result of the Degeneration of the _____