| Impaired conscious recognition of negative facial expressions in patients with locked-in syndrome. | |
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PMID: 20534832 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The involvement of facial mimicry in different aspects of human emotional processing is widely debated. However, little is known about relationships between voluntary activation of facial musculature and conscious recognition of facial expressions. To address this issue, we assessed severely motor-disabled patients with complete paralysis of voluntary facial movements due to lesions of the ventral pons [locked-in syndrome (LIS)]. Patients were required to recognize others' facial expressions and to rate their own emotional responses to presentation of affective scenes. LIS patients were selectively impaired in recognition of negative facial expressions, thus demonstrating that the voluntary activation of mimicry represents a high-level simulation mechanism crucially involved in explicit attribution of emotions. |
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Authors:
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Francesca Pistoia; Massimiliano Conson; Luigi Trojano; Dario Grossi; Marta Ponari; Claudio Colonnese; Maria L Pistoia; Filippo Carducci; Marco Sarà |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Volume: 30 ISSN: 1529-2401 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurosci. Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-06-10 Completed Date: 2010-08-24 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8102140 Medline TA: J Neurosci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 7838-44 Citation Subset: IM |
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Post Coma and Rehabilitation Care Unit, San Raffaele Cassino, 03043 Cassino, Italy. |
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Adult Affect* Aged Facial Expression* Facial Paralysis / etiology, pathology, psychology* Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Neuropsychological Tests Pattern Recognition, Visual* Photic Stimulation / methods Pons / pathology Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Recognition (Psychology)* |
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