Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4315732 | Behavioural Brain Research | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Stress can transiently increase motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), but it is unclear whether other behavioural changes associated with PD are also affected. We found that reaching-grasping was impaired in 19 PD patients compared with 19 matched controls, but these impairments were not amplified by stress. However, patients showed a stress-induced reduction of hedonic responses. Stress may amplify those impairments in PD that are not accessible to cognitive control.
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Authors
Michael Macht, Susanne Brandstetter, Heiner Ellgring,