Past research has shown that some drug treatments for Parkinson’s inhibit some decisions. The research relates that people under such treatments have a hard time learning from their experiences. The Associated Press relates the following, “Research published Thursday found another treatment, a pacemaker-like brain implant, can trigger a completely different kind of impulsiveness. How different? The drugs leave a subset of patients unlikely to learn from bad experiences, like a losing poker hand.”
The brain implant doesn’t hinder learning. In contrast, those patients can make hasty decisions as the brain loses its automatic tendency to hesitate when faced with conflict, University of Arizona researchers reported online in the journal Science.
There have been many people out there that love the pacemaker route, many tout it being the greatest thing in their life since sliced bread. It’s important to do your research on such treatments. We would love to hear about anyone else’s experiences in regards to this type of treatment.
