大脑最基本的形式是一簇神经元细胞，它与其他器官通过极其微弱的电脉冲信号发生联系。
In its most basic form, the brain is a cluster of nerve cells, capable of communicating with each other using tiny pulses of electricity.
尽管神经元细胞各个不同，但它们在每个人类大脑中的连结起来的形式却很相似。
While the neurons are all different, the neurons fit together in a similar pattern in every human brain.
他们通过这个称为LRRK2基因的突变形式精确的了解到该蛋白的非正常功能，以及它是如何影响神经元并最终导致细胞死亡。
They have pinpointed the malfunction of the protein made by mutant forms of the gene called LRRK2 and how it affects neurons, ultimately leading to their death.
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