Ricciardi said: “We discovered for the first time that there’s a strong connection between brain activity in a part of the brain called the basal ganglia, and anxiety levels in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Scientists say brain stimulation could be used to treat anxiety in people with Parkinson’s disease, after they made an “exciting” discovery about brain waves.
“This finding is fantastic as it opens new avenues for us to explore, which will help us understand what’s happening in the brain to cause anxiety in Parkinson’s disease.”.
Dr Lucia Ricciardi, a senior lecturer in neurology at City St George’s, University of London, and a co-lead author of the research, said: “Anxiety has been recognised as a major unmet therapeutic need in Parkinson’s disease, and our results now offer hope.
He said he hoped the discovery would not only help people with Parkinson’s but might also provide insight into how to treat anxiety in people who did not have the condition.
