Joseph F. X. DeSouza

This study investigates a visual-motor learning task with music to assess its potential for improving motor and non-motor symptoms in neurodegenerative diseases through repeated practice and performance analysis.

The paper uses mixed models and linear regression to analyze annual volume changes in subcortical structures, finding thalamic volume as the best predictor of volume variation in other structures in Alzheimer's disease and aging.

A high dose tango dance intervention improved motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease patients, with significant UPDRS III reduction and high adherence.

This study investigates the neural correlates of trance perception in a traditional healer using fMRI, finding specific brain region activations associated with trance states and auditory stimuli.

This study compares the effects of dance and matched-intensity exercise on Parkinson's patients, finding differences in self-efficacy, gait symmetry, and dual task performance.

The paper uses MEG to study real-time sensorimotor transformations during wrist pointing, finding a progressive shift from sensory to motor coding across brain regions.

This study examines changes in alpha oscillations in individuals with problem gambling before and after mindfulness meditation interventions, finding distinct patterns compared to healthy individuals.