The Brain hemodynamics responses to a motor control paradigm in younger and older adults, and people with Parkinson's Disease: An fNIRS mediated feasibility study, or fNIRS-PD, investigates the feasibility of a new brain imaging device, called a fNIRS device, to measure the brain function during motor tasks of increasing complexity in people with PD and healthy younger and older adults. People with PD may use a larger amount of brain function to facilitate moving similarly to age-matched peers. This misplaced energy expenditure could increase risk of falls in people with PD. This study is currently in analysis and is no longer recruiting. We thank our participants for their time.
For interests in participating in this study, please contact Meghan Bjalme-Evans (mb5138@tc.columbia.edu).