Relationships between gait and emotion in Parkinson's disease: a narrative review

L Avanzino, G Lagravinese, G Abbruzzese, E Pelosin - Gait & posture, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Disturbance of gait is a key feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) and has a
negative impact on quality of life. Deficits in cognition and sensorimotor processing impair …

Dance and Parkinson's: A review and exploration of the role of cognitive representations of action

J Bek, AI Arakaki, A Lawrence, M Sullivan… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition that causes both sensorimotor
and non-motor impairments, and there is a clear need for non-medical approaches to …

Action Imagery and Observation in Neurorehabilitation for Parkinson's Disease (ACTION‐PD): Development of a User‐Informed Home Training Intervention to …

J Bek, PS Holmes, CE Craig, ZC Franklin… - Parkinson's …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Parkinson's disease (PD) causes difficulties with hand movements, which few
studies have addressed therapeutically. Training with action observation (AO) and motor …

[HTML][HTML] The proactive synergy between action observation and execution in the acquisition of new motor skills

MC Bazzini, A Nuara, E Scalona… - Frontiers in Human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Motor learning can be defined as a process that leads to relatively permanent changes in
motor behavior through repeated interactions with the environment. Different strategies can …

[HTML][HTML] Which factors modulate spontaneous motor tempo? A systematic review of the literature

A Desbernats, E Martin, J Tallet - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Intentionally or not, humans produce rhythmic behaviors (eg, walking, speaking, and
clapping). In 1974, Paul Fraisse defined rhythmic behavior as a periodic movement that …

[HTML][HTML] The role of movement representation techniques in the motor learning process: A neurophysiological hypothesis and a narrative review

F Cuenca-Martínez, L Suso-Martí, JV León-Hernández… - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
We present a neurophysiological hypothesis for the role of motor imagery (MI) and action
observation (AO) training in the motor learning process. The effects of movement …

Efficacy of a home‐based platform for child‐to‐child interaction on hand motor function in unilateral cerebral palsy

A Nuara, P Avanzini, G Rizzolatti… - … Medicine & Child …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of an action observation treatment (AOT)
home‐based platform promoting child‐to‐child interaction to improve hand motor function in …

Yoga meditation (YoMed) and its effect on proprioception and balance function in elders who have fallen: A randomized control study

SV Wooten, JF Signorile, SS Desai, AK Paine… - … therapies in medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Yoga has been shown to improve muscle strength, flexibility, and balance.
However, the impact of meditation on dynamic factors such as gait, reactive balance and …

Motor learning paradigm and contextual interference in manual computer tasks in individuals with cerebral palsy

MTA Prado, DCGL Fernani, TD da Silva… - Research in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders of movement and posture that
cause activity limitations. Due to the different motor problems these individuals encounter …

Skill acquisition is enhanced by reducing trial-to-trial repetition

LWE Vleugels, SP Swinnen… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Developing approaches to improve motor skill learning is of considerable interest across
multiple disciplines. Previous research has typically shown that repeating the same action …