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How funny! Now honesty is being identified as a pathological trait! We live in a strange world. --------- Mary Ann (CG Jamie 68/38 with PD, died 11/20/07) www.bentwillowfarm.org > PARKINSON'S DISEASE NEWS > from Viartis > > 7th April 2009 - New research > PARKINSON'S DISEASE PATIENTS HAVE TROUBLE LYING > > Brain [2009] Mar 31 [Epub ahead of print] (Abe N, Fujii T, Hirayama K, > Takeda A, Hosokai Y, Ishioka T, Nishio Y, Suzuki K, Itoyama Y, Takahashi > S, Fukuda H, Mori E.) Complete abstract > > The medical literature has suggested that people with Parkinson's Disease > have characteristic personality traits such as industriousness, > seriousness and inflexibility. They have also been described as "honest", > indicating that they have a tendency not to deceive others. These > personality traits may be associated with dysfunction of specific brain > regions affected by Parkinson's Disease. In the present study, researchers > showed that most people with Parkinson's disease are "honest", and that > this personality trait might be derived from dysfunction of the prefrontal > cortex. People with Parkinson's disease had difficulty making deceptive > responses when compared to healthy controls. This difficulty was > significantly correlated with reduced function in part of the brain. The > results are the first to demonstrate the greater honesty found in people > with Parkinson's Disease and that it has a neurobiological basis. > > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn