Background. Patients with Parkinson disease (PD) are often profoundly slow in their
performance of physical tasks, as well as in motor imagery (MI). This may limit the …

Background: The reliability and applicability of published diagnostic criteria for psychogenic
movement disorders (PMDs) have never been examined. Methods: Eight movement …

Anvari SH, Trainor LJ, Woodside J., & Levy BA (2002). Relations among musical skills,
phonological processing, and early reading ability in preschool children. Journal of …

Background. Light touch with a stable object reduces postural sway by increasing axial
postural tone in healthy subjects. However, it is unknown whether subjects with Parkinson's …

Background: Under carefully controlled conditions, rhythmic auditory cueing can improve
gait in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). In complex environments, attention paid to …

Background: Tourette syndrome patients are reported to show automatic imitation
(echopraxia), but this has not yet been proven experimentally. Methods: Video clips showing …

Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) have difficulties in the control of self‐guided (ie,
internally driven) movements. The basal ganglia provide a nonspecific internal cue for the …

This paper presents the use of an external fixed two-dimensional laser scanner to detect
cylindrical targets attached to moving devices, such as a mobile robot. This proposal is …

While walking, human beings continuously adjust step length (SpL), step time (SpT), step
speed (SpS= SpL/SpT) and step width (SpW) by integrating both feedforward and feedback …

Self-paced rhythmical lower limb movement is an important component of locomotive motion
in humans. External stimuli are known to facilitate the generation of rhythmical motion. The …