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Old 01-25-2018, 08:43 PM
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Default The benefit for PwPs of combining a stationary bicycle with Google Street View?

The invention described in this article essentially involves combining a stationary bicycle with Google Street View, for the benefit of patients with Alzheimer's disease. As I read the article, I realized that the benefit of such a combination could go way beyond Alzheimer's disease. I could imagine this being of benefit to many people with Parkinson's disease, and even disease-free elderly people in general.

How a High-Tech Stationary Bicycle Can Help Patients With Dementia - IEEE - The Institute

More recently, I came across a research paper that seems to lend support to the idea that this invention could be of use in the treatment of Parkinson's disease [1].

[1] Improved cognition while cycling in Parkinson's disease patients and healthy adults, Hazamy et al., Brain and Cognition, April 2017.

Improved cognition while cycling in Parkinson's disease patients and healthy adults. - PubMed - NCBI

(abstract only, the rest is behind a paywall)
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