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Thank you to my supervisors and co-authors @tuebang.bsky.social , Christina Artemenko, Inga Liepelt-Scarfone and Klaus Willmes! 15/16

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Experimental numerical tasks and self-rated activities of daily living were moderately associated. 13/16

We find group effects for accuracy in addition, accuracy and reaction time in subtraction, and reaction time in multiplication and division 12/16

There were no group effects in addition reaction time and in accurac of multiplication and division 11/16

PD-MCI patients showed worse performance in Weber fractions of non-symbolic magnitude comparison and accuracy and reaction time in symbolic magnitude comparison. PD-MCI patients showed a larger range effect in number line estimation reaction times (faster in range 0-1,000,000 than 0-100) 10/16

So which basic numerical tasks are Parkinson's patients impaired in? We find preserved function for accuracy in both transcoding tasks, for percent absolute deviation in number line esimation and reaction time in non-symbolic magnitude comparison. 9/16

We used the following basic numerical cognition tasks: transcoding oral stimuli to Arabic digits and written digits to written number words, number line estimation, (non-) symbolic magnitude comparison. We also collected data on the four basic arithmetic operations. 8/16

As the three groups differed regarding education years, motor symptoms and depression, we included these covariates into the following ANCOVA models. 7/16

We gathered sociodemographic and clinical information on motor impairment, depression, and activities of daily living. We also collected data with a global cognitive test battery. 6/16

The overall sample consisted of 119 participants, 40 were healthy elderly, 50 were Parkinson's patients without cognitive impairment and 29 were Parkinson's patients with mild cognitive impairment.

Therefore, our project wants to look into basic numerical cognition, arithmetic, and their association to activities of daily living in Parkinson's Disease. 4/16

We know that neurodegenerative diseases are increasingly prevalent in the aging population. Alzheimer's patients show specific numerical deficits like cross-modal transcoding intrusions, acalculia and impaired numerical activities of daily living. There is no systematic research on Parkinson's 3/16

Parkinson's Disease is not only characterized by motor symptoms like tremor, rigor, and bradykinesia, but also by non-motor symptoms like autonomous dysfunction, mood disorders, cognitive deficits and impaired activities of daily living. But what about numerical cognition? 2/16

Enjoyed presenting my research on numerical cognition in Parkinson's Disease at #PuG2024! We find distinct profiles of preserved and MCI-related impairments in basic numerical cognition and arithmetic. Experimental tasks are moderately associated to daily functioning. 1/16 #PhDSky #CogPsyc #dementia

Today is world #MoveDisorder day! In my PhD, we found impairments in numerical cognition for Parkinson's patients without cognitive impairment (multi-digit arithmetic) and with cognitive impairment ((non-) symbolic magnitude comparison), while transcoding and number line estimation were spared.

Today is the International Day of Older Persons. Big shout out to all carers and scientists working towards healthy aging! #AcademicSky #PsycSky #MedSky #dementia #CogSci #devpsy #PhDSky #ClinPsy #Neuroskyence