P.I. Daniel Corcos
Our mission is two-fold. First, we are seeking to understand the causes and progression of Parkinson’s disease and stroke. And, second, we are passionate about finding treatments to help people with Parkinson’s disease and stroke survivors live their lives to the fullest. Our laboratory conducts and studies innovative research in the areas of exercise, deep brain stimulation, and movement-based priming in conjunction with task-based therapy. We have discovered that specific exercise prescriptions of both weight training and endurance exercise slow Parkinson’s disease progression. Further, we have shown that deep brain stimulation reduces tremor and improves ease of movement.