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Further, many side effects of PD drug treatments can be exacerbated or even induced by dopaminergic drugs, particularly depression and anxiety, making these nonmotor symptoms more noticeable throughout the progression of the disease.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n In this study, we focused on the impact of dance interventions on PD nonmotor symptoms by conducting an 8-month observational study, tracking the relationship between depression scores and functional neuroimaging measures for people with PD.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 34 dancers\u201423 (68%) people with PD and 11 (32%) healthy controls\u2014completed the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) before and after attending weekly community-based dance classes, referred to as Dance for PD\n \n classes. Specifically, we examined changes within the functional magnetic resonance imaging signal from the subcallosal cingulate gyrus (SCG), an important node within the depression network and a controversial target for deep brain stimulation in the treatment of major depressive disorder.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Depression scores on the GDS decreased in each preintervention to postintervention comparison (all\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.025). In addition, GDS scores also improved over the 8-month dance period (all\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.01). Blood oxygen level\u2013dependent signals from frontal cortex brain region implicated for emotional regulation within the SCG decreased at each testing time point (all\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.05). 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