An fMRI study into emotional processing in Parkinson's disease: Does increased medial prefrontal activation compensate for striatal dysfunction?

BACKGROUND:Apart from a progressive decline of motor functions, Parkinson's disease (PD) is also characterized by non-motor symptoms, including disturbed processing of emotions. This study aims at assessing emotional processing and its neurobiological correlates in PD with the focus on how medi...

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Main Authors: Anja J H Moonen, Peter H Weiss, Michael Wiesing, Ralph Weidner, Gereon R Fink, Jennifer S A M Reijnders, Wim M Weber, Albert F G Leentjens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5423613?pdf=render