Abnormal susceptibility to distracters hinders perception in early stage Parkinson's disease: a controlled study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>One of the perceptual abnormalities observed in Parkinson's disease (PD) is a deficit in the suppression of reflexive saccades that are automatically triggered by the onset of a peripheral target. Impairment of substantia nigra...

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Main Authors: Berendse Henk W, Stoffers Diederick, Deijen Jan, Wolters Erik, Theeuwes Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-12-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/6/43