Brain activity during walking: a systematic review

D Hamacher, F Herold, P Wiegel, D Hamacher… - Neuroscience & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background This systematic review provides an overview of the literature deducing
information about brain activation during (1) imagined walking using MRI/fMRI or (2) during …

Cognitive motor processes: the role of motor imagery in the study of motor representations

J Munzert, B Lorey, K Zentgraf - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Motor imagery is viewed as a window to cognitive motor processes and particularly to motor
control. Mental simulation theory [Jeannerod, M., 2001. Neural simulation of action: a …

Using motor imagery practice for improving motor performance–a review

AM Ladda, F Lebon, M Lotze - Brain and cognition, 2021 - Elsevier
Motor imagery practice is a current trend, but there is a need for a systematic integration of
neuroscientific advances in the field. In this review, we describe the technique of motor …

Cholinergic mesencephalic neurons are involved in gait and postural disorders in Parkinson disease

C Karachi, D Grabli, FA Bernard… - The Journal of …, 2010 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Gait disorders and postural instability, which are commonly observed in elderly patients with
Parkinson disease (PD), respond poorly to dopaminergic agents used to treat other …

Effects of dance on gait and balance in Parkinson's disease: a comparison of partnered and nonpartnered dance movement

ME Hackney, GM Earhart - Neurorehabilitation and neural …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Partnered tango dance can improve balance and gait in individuals with Parkinson's
disease (PD). Partnered dance may allow these individuals to challenge balance more than …

[HTML][HTML] Dance as therapy for individuals with Parkinson disease

GM Earhart - European journal of physical and rehabilitation …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative movement disorder that is
often accompanied by impaired balance and walking and reduced quality of life. Recent …

A common anterior insula representation of disgust observation, experience and imagination shows divergent functional connectivity pathways

M Jabbi, J Bastiaansen, C Keysers - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Similar brain regions are involved when we imagine, observe and execute an action. Is the
same true for emotions? Here, the same subjects were scanned while they (a) …

Mental practice for relearning locomotor skills

F Malouin, CL Richards - Physical therapy, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Over the past 2 decades, much work has been carried out on the use of mental practice
through motor imagery for optimizing the retraining of motor function in people with physical …

Effects of dance on motor functions, cognitive functions, and mental symptoms of Parkinson's disease: a quasi-randomized pilot trial

H Hashimoto, S Takabatake, H Miyaguchi… - … therapies in medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the effectiveness of dance on motor functions, cognitive functions, and
mental symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Design This study employed a quasi …

“Dance Therapy” as a psychotherapeutic movement intervention in Parkinson's disease

K Michels, O Dubaz, E Hornthal, D Bega - Complementary Therapies in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Previous studies in Parkinson's Disease (PD) have described benefits
of dance for motor and non-motor outcomes, yet few studies specifically look at Dance …