Music attenuates excessive visual guidance of skilled reaching in advanced but not mild Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's disease (PD) results in movement and sensory impairments that can be reduced by familiar music. At present, it is unclear whether the beneficial effects of music are limited to lessening the bradykinesia of whole body movement or whether beneficial effects also extend to skilled mov...

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Main Authors: Lori-Ann R Sacrey, Callie A M Clark, Ian Q Whishaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2729398?pdf=render