Educational Meeting July 2020 - Cognition!

Such an important topic, that isn’t getting discussed enough!

 
 
 
 

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Click here to read about how BrainHQ helps athletes play better! This is a good way to think of ourselves :)

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Just to be clear, this type of training does not have the same type of research to support it, like BrainHQ has.

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Here are some articles and resources I included in the presentation!

 
 
 
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Conclusions: Physical exercise programs promote positive and significant effects on global cognitive function, processing speed, sustained attention and mental flexibility in PD patients, at a mild to moderate stage for patients with a 6-year clinical diagnosis of PD. However, treadmill training performed 3 times a week for about 60 minutes and for a period of 24 weeks produced larger improvements in cognition.

Click here to see the full text article!

 

Here are some articles that discuss the changes in cognition people with Parkinon’s can experience.

Profile of Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson disease

Cognitive decline in Parkinson disease