Integration of gaze direction and facial expression in patients with unilateral amygdala damage

Brain

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 248-261

  Cristinzio, Chiara ^a   N'Diaye, Karim ^a   Seeck, Margitta ^b   Vuilleumier, Patrik ^a   Sander, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Emotion recognition; Facial expression; Gaze; Temporal epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANGER; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; COHORT STUDIES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249084941     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp255     Document Type: Article

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