Mental imagery content is associated with disease severity and specific brain functional connectivity changes in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Cherry J, Kamel S, Elfil M, Aravala S, Bayoumi A, Patel A, Sinha R, Tinaz S. Mental imagery content is associated with disease severity and specific brain functional connectivity changes in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2022, 17: 161-171. PMID: 36434490, PMCID: PMC10050121, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-022-00749-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainBrain MappingHumansImaginationMagnetic Resonance ImagingParkinson DiseasePatient AcuityConceptsImagery trainingFunctional connectivity changesMild Parkinson's diseaseVisual imagery trainingMental imagery trainingComplex cognitive processesConnectivity changesMotor imagery trainingBrain functional connectivity changesFunctional connectivity characteristicsExecutive processesMental imageryCognitive processesPerceptual experienceNeural correlatesBrain mechanismsImagery practiceImagery contentSensorimotor processesNeuropsychiatric patient populationsMotor functionMotor actsMotor enhancementBrain areasParkinson's disease