Mariam Kudehinbu

• BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
• Change in dual task interference over three years in an incident cohort of Parkinson’s disease

The ability to walk whilst completing another task simultaneously is critical for functioning in our environments. Due to cognitive deficits leading to reduced attention in those with Parkinson’s disease (PD) walking whilst performing a secondary task becomes more of a challenge. Research has shown that in those with PD at diagnosis, walking is more effected when completing a secondary task than in control participants. Due to the degenerative nature of the disease we would like to see the effect completing a dual task has on walking in those with disease duration of three years and how this changes from diagnosis.

Project Supervisor: Professor Lynn Rochester, Institute of Neuroscience

Funding Source: Newcastle University