Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month

April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. As you’re probably aware, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a degenerative, progressive brain disease that mainly affects movement, causing tremors, balance problems, rigidity, or slow movements. You may not know that PD can also manifest other debilitating symptoms, including cognitive impairment, insomnia, depression, anxiety, and a host of ophthalmological abnormalities. [...]

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Posted April 1, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain Fitness Program, InSight, Neuroscience, Odds and Ends, Research studies