APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

The Impact on Hand Tremor of a Broadened Drawing-Scape Painting System in People with Parkinson’s Disease

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · General

  • Beyza Sahin Gun
    Boston University
  • Alice Cronin-Golomb
    Boston University

Abstract

Individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) often abandon artistic pursuits because of difficulties in motor and cognitive initiation and execution. Five artists with PD evaluated a painting/drawing system that circumvents problems in initiation, with potential effects on execution. Positive results suggest that targeting mental operations can enhance artistic motor production.

Cognitive Processes

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