Dopamine Treatment and Cognitive Functioning in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: The “Cognitive Flexibility” Hypothesis Seems to Work
Background. Previous data suggest that (i) dopamine modulates the ability to implement nonroutine schemata and update operations (flexibility processes) and that (ii) dopamine-related improvement may be related to baseline dopamine levels in target pathways (inverted U-shaped hypothesis). Objective....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Behavioural Neurology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/260896 |