Recognition of disgust is selectively preserved in Alzheimer's disease

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1363-1370

  Henry, Julie D ^a   Ruffman, Ted ^b   McDonald, Skye ^a   O'Leary, Marie Andree Peek ^a   Phillips, Louise H ^c   Brodaty, Henry ^d,e   Rendell, Peter G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Emotion recognition; Facial affect recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISGUST; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; RECOGNITION; SADNESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESICS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 42749093452     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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