Journal article
Cognitive Training in Parkinson's Disease: A Theoretical Perspective
CC Walton, SL Naismith, A Lampit, L Mowszowski, SJG Lewis
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2017
Abstract
Cognitive impairment is now widely accepted as a fundamental aspect of Parkinson's disease (PD). Given the prevalence of cognitive impairment and the associated impact on well-being, evidence-based interventions are needed. However, while research is continually accumulating in order to better understand the pathology and trajectory of cognitive changes, treatment options lag behind. Nonpharmacological approaches are of particular interest in this group, given the typical polypharmacy already present in PD patients. In this regard, cognitive training (CT) is a relatively new and prominent therapeutic option with accumulating scientific support and increasing public awareness. Research has no..
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Awarded by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: CCW is supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award at the University of Sydney. SLN is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Career Development Award (No. 1008117). AL is an NHMRC research fellow (ID 1108520). He receives in-kind research support in the form of no-cost software from BrainTrain Inc, HAPPYneuron Inc, and Synaptikon GmbH for projects unrelated to this work. LM is supported by an Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Sydney. SJGL is supported by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (No. 1003007) and funding from the Michael J Fox Foundation.