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Parkinson's Symptoms Cured With Wii Gaming Console?
In fact, the most impressive finding was that most participants' depression levels decreased to zero.
It's already known that exercise and video games independently can increase the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter deficient in Parkinson's patients, and Herz thinks that this is the case with the Wii's exercise effect.
He said that dopamine also helps improve voluntary, functional movements, which Parkinson's patients "use or lose."
"I think we're going to be using virtual reality and games a lot more because it provides a controlled physical environment that allows patients to participate in the activities they need or want to do. A patient doesn't have to go to a bowling alley and worry about environmental problems or distractions," said Herz.
The study was presented at the fifth annual Games for Health Conference in Boston.
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