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Recognition of Natural Expressions of Emotion by CVA Patients with Damage to the Left or Right Hemisphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Rebecca Bowen  and
Skye McDonald
Rebecca Bowen*
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales. [email protected]
Skye McDonald
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales.
*
*Ms Rebecca Bowen, Liverpool Brain Injury Unit, Liverpool Health Service, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool BC 1871, Australia.
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Abstract

The present study investigated the ability of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) patients to perceive emotions portrayed by realistic stimuli. Statistical analyses demonstrated that CVA patients with damage to either the right or left cerebral hemisphere performed, on average, as well as controls did in perceiving emotions. However, a case study of one patient suggested that there may be a subset of CVA patients with right parieto-occipital damage who have deficits in the perception of negative emotions. The performance of this participant also indicated that deficits in emotion perception are ameliorated to some extent when patients are provided with realistic, complex stimuli that include a range of auditory and visual cues.

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Brain Impairment , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , 01 May 2002 , pp. 42 - 53
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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