Evolution of visual art with dopaminergic therapy

Evolution of visual art with dopaminergic therapy.

A patient with right-side-predominant Parkinson's disease presented visual artwork which improved in resemblance to the model which he was copying with increasing doses of levodopa. I propose that increased dopaminergic replacement resulted in improved attention to detail, mediated by circuitry in the left hemisphere.

Neuroscience, Biology, and Brain Evolution in Visual Art

Symbolic cognition is one of the hallmarks of the human mind. Visual artists are able to create something new on canvas, something that did not exist previously and does not actually exist in reality, even when, at times, it closely resembles reality, precisely because of this abstract and symbolic cognition. What the creation expresses is what is on the artist’s mind, which includes conscious ...

Art & Art Therapy

Art & Art Therapy

The course is suitable for senior nurses, clinical nurse specialists and allied health professionals working directly with adult cancer patients with dependent children (under 18 years) and particularly those interested in enhancing their clinical competence and confidence supporting parents with cancer. The module has been designed to enable students to develop an understanding of systemic fam...

The Efficacy of Occupational Therapy Intervention in Visual-Spatial and Visual Analysis Skills Development among Children with Learning Disorders

Objectives: The visual-motor skill is one of the major factors in the learning process. Visual-spatial and visual analysis skills are components of the visual motor skill. Any deficiency in Visual-Motor skills and their components often causes problem in writing and learning processes in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of occupational therapy (O.T.) intervention on...