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Increasing our understanding of emotion recognition impairment among frontotemporal dementias

Commentary on “error profiles of facial emotion recognition in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease” by Gressie et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2023

Ashleigh O’Mara Baker  and
Lynette J. Tippett
Ashleigh O’Mara Baker*
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Lynette J. Tippett
Affiliation:
Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand School of Psychology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Email: [email protected]
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 36 , Special Issue 6: Issue Theme: Young Onset Dementia: not the same as late onset dementia. Highlighting the differences in diagnosis, care, treatment, and models of care , June 2024 , pp. 435 - 437
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