Can there be learning potential in Parkinson's disease? A comparison with healthy older adults.
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| Title: | Can there be learning potential in Parkinson's disease? A comparison with healthy older adults. |
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| Authors: | Sales, A, Pitarque, A, Escudero, J, Satorres, E, Meléndez, J. C |
| Source: | Developmental Neuropsychology. Dec2017, Vol. 42 Issue 7/8, p460-469. 10p. 6 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Parkinson's disease, Health of older people, Mild cognitive impairment, Neuroplasticity, Verbal learning, Comparative studies, Learning, Neuropsychological tests, Research methodology, Medical cooperation, Research, Evaluation research, Case-control method |
| Abstract: | Patients with Parkinson's disease may show certain cognitive impairments, although it is unclear how these deficits can affect their learning potential. The study aims to use the testing-the-limits technique to compare the potential for cognitive plasticity in a group of Patients with Parkinson's disease (N = 33) and a group of healthy older adults (N = 33). Sixty-six participants performed verbal learning test to analyze the learning potential. Repeated-measures analysis of variance showed significant main effects of time, group, and the interaction. There is a lower learning potential in subjects with Parkinson's disease; however, those still maintain a certain capacity for learning and, therefore, for cognitive plasticity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Patients with Parkinson's disease may show certain cognitive impairments, although it is unclear how these deficits can affect their learning potential. The study aims to use the testing-the-limits technique to compare the potential for cognitive plasticity in a group of Patients with Parkinson's disease (N = 33) and a group of healthy older adults (N = 33). Sixty-six participants performed verbal learning test to analyze the learning potential. Repeated-measures analysis of variance showed significant main effects of time, group, and the interaction. There is a lower learning potential in subjects with Parkinson's disease; however, those still maintain a certain capacity for learning and, therefore, for cognitive plasticity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 87565641 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/87565641.2017.1391265 |
