Working Memory Impairment Occurs Before Cognitive Decline, Study Finds

Working Memory Impairment Occurs Before Cognitive Decline, Study Finds
The inability to remember proper sequences of information, such as numbers or events, occurs before cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s patients who have mild motor symptoms, a Chinese study shows. The research “Impaired serial ordering in nondemented patients with mild Parkinson’s disease,” was published in the journal PLOS ONE. The ability to arrange thoughts and actions in an appropriate serial order is ... read more
Source: Parkinson’s News TodayPublished on 2018-05-22By Jose Marques Lopes, PhD

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