I would like to know if you are familiar with the work of mirroring in dance movement therapy (DMT) (Mc Garry &, Russo, 2011), that has shown to activate the Mirror neuron system, and to increase empathy, especially with populations that have empathy deficits such as Autism.
According to your article on the MNS in Parkinson disease, would you think that people with Parkinson disease can get reduction in their symptoms by participating in DMT and bodily mirroring, due to the activation of the MNS?
Article The mirror system, theory of mind and Parkinson's disease
Based on our mouse models of PD these patients benefit from dance therapy or movement or exercise in general, mechanisms for empathy does not necessarily go along with this.
Running wheel activity restores MPTP-induced functional deficits. Fredriksson, Anders, Stigsdotter, Ingels Maria, Hurtig, Anders, Ewalds-Kvist,
Béatrice, Archer, Trevor. Journal of Neural Transmission. 03/2011; 118(3):407-20. DOI: 10.1007/s00702-010-0474-8Source: PubMed
Physical Exercise as Intervention in Parkinsonism
Trevor Archer, Anders Fredriksson
Handbook of Neurotoxicity
2014, pp 2255-2280
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