Browsing University of Waterloo by Author "Silveira, Carolina R. A."
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Acute effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive function in individuals with Parkinson’s disease
Silveira, Carolina R. A.; Roy, Eric A.; Almeida, Quincy J. (Elsevier, 2018-04-03)Deficits in executive functions are highly prevalent in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Although chronic physical exercise has been shown to improve executive functions in PD, evidence of acute exercise effects is limited. This ... -
The effects of physical exercise on cognition of individuals with Parkinson’s disease
Silveira, Carolina R. A. (University of Waterloo, 2016-05-13)Despite motor symptoms being the hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD), cognitive decline has been shown to affect a large proportion of individuals with PD throughout the course of disease progression. Deficits in cognition ...