People with Parkinson's disease often display dementia, meaning their primary cognitive problems include slowed thinking and difficulty using newly acquired knowledge and retrieving information from memory.

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Parkinson's disease primarily affects the subcortical regions of the brain, including the basal ganglia and substantia nigra. Therefore, the cognitive problems associated with Parkinson's disease are also considered subcortical, rather than cortical (A and C) or specific to the frontal cortex (D).

People with Parkinson's Disease Often Display Dementia, Meaning Their Primary