Reading emotions after childhood brain injury: Case series evidence of dissociation between cognitive abilities and emotional expression processing skills

Brain Injury

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-332

  Tonks, James ^a   Williams, Huw ^a   Frampton, Ian ^b   Yates, Phil ^c   Wall, Sarah ^a   Slater, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Team   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Emotions; Non verbal communication; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EYE; FACE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; READING; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; VOICE;

EID: 41349103232     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050801968303     Document Type: Article

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