We make mistakes when we don’t concentrate – but people with Parkinson’s can avoid those errors David Harrigan/Getty
People with Parkinsonâs disease are less likely to make certain kinds of mistakes â those that happen when we are âon autopilotâ. The surprising finding helps support a new theory about the conditionâs root causes in the brain.
Parkinsonâs disease is a progressive condition causing slowness, difficulties in moving and tremors. It involves the death of brain cells, especially those that make the signalling molecule dopamine.
In 2010, Peter Redgrave at the University of Sheffield, UK, and colleagues proposed that…
