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Mon, 27 Jul 1998 13:44:11 -0400 Barb Rager <[log in to unmask]> wrote: <<<< From the onset of the disease "people who claimed to know" told me to expect emotional expressions of distress far more frequently and with far more force than pre diagnosis. Whether they planted the idea, or whether my decrease in dopamine is to blame (I'm not taking Sinemet) the prophecy has been fulfilled. >>>>> Hello Barb and others, One of the centers in the brain that is responsible for or has a role in certain "feelings", "emotions", etc. is the thalamus (or parts of the thalamus). Since the thalamus (or parts of the thalamus) is involved in PD, it is logical that more or less severe emotional reactions will occur as an inherent symptom of PD itself. Hans.