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Gaze-speech coordination during social interaction in Parkinson's disease.

Timothy L HodgsonFrouke HermensGemma Ezard
Published in: International journal of language & communication disorders (2023)
What is already known on this subject? Parkinson's disease is known to affect the control of voluntary eye movements. Direction of eye gaze is important in spoken conversation as a cue to turn-taking, but no studies have examined whether eye movements are different during communication in people with Parkinson's. What this paper adds to existing knowledge? People with Parkinson's showed longer periods of eye fixation during conversations compared to controls. Delays and overlaps between speech turns were also affected in patients. What are the clinical implications of this work? Better knowledge of the effect of the disease on eye gaze control amongst clinicians may help improve communication and social connectedness for patients in the future.
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