This Review represents the first comprehensive appraisal of decision-making in neurodegenerative diseases, assessing how the pathological changes that characterize these conditions might negatively ...

In general, all adults, regardless of diagnosis or condition, should be presumed competent to consent to participation in research unless there is evidence of serious disability that would impair ...

Parkinson's disease, a debilitating nervous system disorder, is treated with medications that sometimes cause impaired decision-making and poor impulse control. Now, researchers have identified a ...

Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, working in collaboration with a team from the University of Texas at El Paso, have developed a novel computational framework for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Individuals with mental disorders who attempted suicide were reported to have impaired or abnormal social ...

Mice with Parkinson’s Disease and treated with pramipexole show poor decision-making skills in a gambling task, as seen on the left. This is caused by increased activity in the external globus ...