This quarter’s spotlight features the Movement & Neurodegenerative Disease Lab, where research focuses on how the human nervous system controls movement in both healthy individuals and those with neurodegenerative conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD). Using kinematic, kinetic, electromyographic, and neuroimaging techniques, the team investigates locomotor and postural control in PD with the goal of understanding movement difficulties and developing new treatment approaches. The lab also studies how movement and quality of life change over time in individuals with PD, as well as the impacts of interventions such as physical activity, pharmacotherapy, and deep brain stimulation on locomotor deficits to inform and improve clinical recommendations.
Current projects include a study exploring how music and singing may improve gait in people with PD through a three-month training program taking place this summer.
Learn more on the Movement & Neurodegenerative Disease Lab webpage.
