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other, reducing the morbidity associated with bilateral ablations. Related controversy involves the use of microelectrodes for guidance, a technique favored by Cohn et al, versus neuroanatomic guidance and macroelectrode stimulation. Though not discussed in Cohn et al’s manuscript, microelectrode techniques prolong operating room times by three to four times those associated with macroelectrode methods. Although serendipity and surgical mishap make this story colorful, what becomes apparent is that application without basic science can go far astray. Only those applications rooted in effective vertical integration reliably succeed. The one basic science that must always be present is neuroanatomy. We, as neuroradiologists, must shine in this science if we are to provide a contribution in the care of Parkinson’s disease. Neuroradiology, of course, has entered the basic sciences with X-ray, MR, sonography, and radionuclide investigations. The bass drum beating in the background of these investigations, however, is neuroanatomy. If we cannot get this right, nothing else is going to turn out right for us.