A Single Case Feasibility Study of Sensorimotor Rhythm Neurofeedback in Parkinson's Disease.

ABSTRACT: Electroencephalographic activity over the sensorimotor cortex has been one of the best studied targets for neurofeedback therapy. Parkinson's disease patients display abnormal brain rhythms in the motor cortex caused by increased synchrony in the basal ganglia-cortical pathway. Few studies have examined the effects of sensorimotor-based neurofeedback therapy in humans with PD. In this pilot study, one patient, diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 10 years prior, participated in two consecutive days of EEG neurofeedback training to increase sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) power over the motor cortex. Using a visual display connected to ongoing EEG, the patient voluntarily manipulated SMR power, and he/she was awarded with points to positively reinforce successful increases over a predefined thresho

SUBMITTER: Cook AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7890190 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature