Rhythm and music-based interventions in motor rehabilitation: current evidence and future perspectives

T Braun Janzen, Y Koshimori, NM Richard… - Frontiers in human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Research in basic and clinical neuroscience of music conducted over the past decades has
begun to uncover music's high potential as a tool for rehabilitation. Advances in our …

Music therapy and music-based interventions for movement disorders

K Devlin, JT Alshaikh, A Pantelyat - Current Neurology and Neuroscience …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review There is emerging evidence that music therapy and other
methods using music and rhythm may meaningfully improve a broad range of symptoms in …

A systematic review of the application of functional near-infrared spectroscopy to the study of cerebral hemodynamics in healthy aging

MK Yeung, AS Chan - Neuropsychology review, 2021 - Springer
Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
studies have shown that healthy aging is associated with functional brain deterioration that …

Pre-frontal cortical activity during walking and turning is reliable and differentiates across young, older adults and people with Parkinson's disease

S Stuart, V Belluscio, JF Quinn, M Mancini - Frontiers in neurology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Mobility declines with age and further with neurodegenerative disorders, such
as Parkinson's disease (PD). Walking and turning ability, in particular, are vital aspects of …

The effect of auditory cues on gait variability in people with Parkinson's disease and older adults: a systematic review

EC Harrison, GM Earhart - Neurodegenerative disease …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: The goal of this study was to analyze the effects of external rhythmic auditory
stimulation (RAS) on gait variability in older adults and people with Parkinson's disease …

Faster walking speeds require greater activity from the primary motor cortex in older adults compared to younger adults

L Alcock, R Vitório, S Stuart, L Rochester, A Pantall - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gait speed declines with age and slower walking speeds are associated with poor health
outcomes. Understanding why we do not walk faster as we age, despite being able to, has …

People with Parkinson's disease exhibit reduced cognitive and motor cortical activity when undertaking complex stepping tasks requiring inhibitory control

PHS Pelicioni, SR Lord, Y Okubo… - … and Neural Repair, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background People with Parkinson's disease (PD) have difficulties generating quick and
accurate steps in anticipation of and/or in response to environmental hazards. However …

Levodopa facilitates prefrontal cortex activation during dual task walking in Parkinson disease

D Orcioli-Silva, R Vitório… - … and neural repair, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Although dopaminergic medication improves dual task walking in people with
Parkinson disease (PD), the underlying neural mechanisms are not yet fully understood. As …

Prefrontal cortical activation with open and closed-loop tactile cueing when walking and turning in Parkinson disease: A pilot study

S Stuart, M Mancini - Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background and Purpose: Gait and turning impairments are common in people with
Parkinson disease (PwPD). Tactile cues delivered in open-or closed-loop modalities may …

Cortical activity underlying gait improvements achieved with dopaminergic medication during usual walking and obstacle avoidance in Parkinson disease

D Orcioli-Silva, R Vitório… - … and neural repair, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Dopaminergic medication improves gait in people with Parkinson disease (PD).
However, it remains unclear if dopaminergic medication modulates cortical activity while …