How often does music and rhythm improve patients' perception of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1404-1405

  Nombela, C ^a   Rae, C L ^b   Grahn, J A ^c   Barker, R A ^a   Owen, A M ^c   Rowe, J B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; MUSIC THERAPY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; COMPLICATION; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; MUSIC THERAPY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PERIODICITY;

EID: 84891429166     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-6860-z     Document Type: Letter

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