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Altered perception of time in people with idiopathic Parkinson's syndrome

Description

The perception of time is an essential part of the overall perception of the self and the environment. A disturbed sense of time, as can occur in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD), leads to limitations in various areas of life, so that everyday situations can become unsafe due to this misperception. These limitations can lead to additional stress in the person's private and public environment.

On the other hand, impaired time perception can lead to limitations in medical history if patients cannot correctly estimate the onset and duration of their symptoms. In this case, compliance may also be limited, as the medication used in iPD therapy depends in part on the patient's own assessment of the timing of their symptoms.

The identification of a pathological perception of time during self-initiated actions in iPD patients and its correlates in neural networks represents a constructive continuation of previous research in this area. In particular, striatocortical connections will be investigated to explore the role of basal ganglia-cortical loops and the dopaminergic deficit that occurs during the course of the disease in impaired time perception. This will open up the possibility of providing appropriate counselling to these patients to make them more aware of the limitations they experience and, if necessary, to help them cope with them through appropriate training.

Publication:

• Ruppert-Junck, M. C., Torfah, L., Greuel, A., Maier, F., Hammes, V., Timmermann, L., ... & Pedrosa, D. (2023). Why the clock ticks differently in Parkinson's disease: Insights from motor imagery and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Heliyon.

Contact

Mrs Marina Ruppert-Junck
Mrs Lisa Torfah
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