Investigators from University of Canberra Report New Data on Parkinson's Disease (Toward a Multi-modal Brain-body Assessment In Parkinson's Disease: a Systematic Review In Fnirs).

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Canberra in Australia explores the relationship between brain activity and body motion in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). The study aims to determine the feasibility of using objective measures of brain activity and body motion for diagnosing and assessing PD. The researchers reviewed 24 selected papers from the literature, which utilized functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) for brain activity recording and sensors for motion assessment. The study found that the prefrontal cortex is the most commonly studied region of interest, and oxygenated haemoglobin concentration is the predominant metric used in fNIRS. The research emphasizes the importance of considering the relationship between brain activity and body motion measures, which has been neglected in the literature. [Extracted from the article]