Levodopa improves response inhibition and enhances striatal activation in early-stage Parkinson's disease
Manza P, Schwartz G, Masson M, Kann S, Volkow ND, Li CR, Leung HC. Levodopa improves response inhibition and enhances striatal activation in early-stage Parkinson's disease. Neurobiology Of Aging 2018, 66: 12-22. PMID: 29501966, PMCID: PMC6436810, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage Parkinson's diseaseParkinson's diseaseDopaminergic medicationAdvanced Parkinson's diseaseStriatal activationResponse inhibitionRole of dopaminergicAge-matched controlsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingExecutive functionLevodopa monotherapyMultiple medicationsMotor symptomsSignificant group differencesPD groupStop-signal taskAdvanced stageLevodopaResonance imagingMedicationsFunctional connectivityCritical executive functionMotor inhibitionPatients