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How do we know if those are lies Amanda? ;-) Nic 57/15 On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 4:15 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > huh. I can lie- > > I'm beautiful and a genius :) > Amanda > > Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > > > People With Parkinson's are an Honest Lot > > Wednesday May 20, 2009 > > "White" lies or lies that harm no-one are ubiquitous in life. Everyone > > sometimes lies a little in order to avoid some greater harm or > inconvience to > > self or others. But these white lies take some mental agility to > accomplish > > and a lot of memory power to keep track of. Now a group of Japanese > > scientists have shown that people with Parkinson's disease find it more > > difficult than healthy people to tell these sorts of white lies. When > persons > > with PD show difficulty in telling white lies they demonstrate less > metabolic > > activity in the prefrontal cortex than do healthy people when they are > > telling white lies. Apparently you need a certain level of dopamine > activity > > in the prefrontal cortex to tell a convincing white lie and because > persons > > with PD find it more difficult to reach that level of dopamine activity > in > > the prefrontal cortex they also find it more difficult to lie. > > Source: Nobuhito Abe et al. "Do parkinsonian patients have trouble > telling > > lies? The neurobiological basis of deceptive behavior." Brain 2009 > > 132(5):1386-1395; > > > > 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 > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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