Neuroscience: impaired decision-making in Parkinson's disease

When making decisions we combine previously acquired knowledge with the available current information to optimize our choices. A new study shows that Parkinson patients are impaired in using their prior knowledge leading to suboptimal decisions when current information is ambiguous.

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প্রধান লেখক: Herz, D, Bogacz, R, Brown, P
বিন্যাস: Journal article
ভাষা:English
প্রকাশিত: Cell Press 2016
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সংক্ষিপ্ত:When making decisions we combine previously acquired knowledge with the available current information to optimize our choices. A new study shows that Parkinson patients are impaired in using their prior knowledge leading to suboptimal decisions when current information is ambiguous.