How Language Shapes Mechanistic Thinking in Parkinson Disease
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Authors
- Alberto J. Espay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-136X)
- Andrew J. Lees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2476-4385)
Institutions
- James Madison University (US)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000218510
- Primary Topic
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00