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Dissociation of affective modulation of recollective and perceptual experience following amygdala damage

Papps, BP; Calder, AJ; Young, AW; O'Carroll, RE; (2003) Dissociation of affective modulation of recollective and perceptual experience following amygdala damage. J NEUROL NEUROSUR PS , 74 (2) 253 - 254. Green open access

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Abstract

It has been suggested that similar neural mechanisms may underlie the affective modulation of both recollective and perceptual experience. A case is reported of a patient who has bilateral amygdala damage and marked impairment in the perception of emotion, particularly fear. The patient DR and 10 healthy control subjects (matched for school leaving age, intelligence quotient, and non-emotional memory performance) were shown a series of slides accompanied by an emotionally arousing narrative. One week later DR and the controls were given a surprise memory test for this material. In addition, they completed a verbal memory test using emotionally arousing stimuli. Both DR and the healthy control subjects showed a normative pattern of enhanced memory for emotional material. On the basis of these results and the previously demonstrated impairment of perception of emotion in this patient, it is concluded that different neural mechanisms may underlie affective modulation of recollective and perceptual experience.

Type: Article
Title: Dissociation of affective modulation of recollective and perceptual experience following amygdala damage
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Keywords: DECLARATIVE MEMORY, EMOTIONAL MATERIAL, EVENTS, RECOGNITION, LESIONS, FEAR
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/3785
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