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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.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.cub.2016.05.075

Type

Journal article

Journal

Curr Biol

Publication Date

25/07/2016

Volume

26

Pages

R671 - R673

Keywords

Choice Behavior, Decision Making, Humans, Neurosciences, Parkinson Disease