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Attentional Networks in Parkinson's Disease
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| Author | Cristinzio, Chiara Bononi, Monica Piacentini, Sylvie Albanese, Alberto Bartolomeo, Paolo |
| Abstract | We tested the efficiency of three attentional systems (spatial orienting, phasic alerting and executive control) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), by using a modified version of the Attention Network Test, which employs acoustic tones to modulate phasic alertness. PD patients were generally slower than age-matched controls, but they showed a similar pattern of effects and interactions. Responses were faster with congruent than with incongruent stimuli (executive control), with valid visual cues than with invalid or no cues (orienting), and when acoustic tones preceded the target (alerting). This last effect was significantly larger in PD patients than in controls. We concluded that, for the present group of patients, the activity of attentional networks was relatively normal, if slowed. Slowed responses in PD may be improved by the use of acoustic stimuli, with potential clinical implications. |
| Ending Page | 500 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | 495 |
| File Format | |
| ISSN | 09534180 |
| DOI | 10.3233/BEN-129020 |
| Journal | Behavioural Neurology |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 27 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IOS Press |
| Publisher Date | 2013-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | executive control orienting Attention alerting sdv Life Sciences [q-bio] Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC] |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Neurology Neurology (clinical) Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology |
