Decoupling of autonomic and cognitive emotional reactions after cerebellar stroke.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_C85D55CB4FE1
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Decoupling of autonomic and cognitive emotional reactions after cerebellar stroke.
Journal
Annals of Neurology
ISSN
0364-5134
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2003
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
53
Number
5
Pages
654-658
Language
english
Notes
Case Reports Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: May
Abstract
Emotional blunting can be found after cerebellar lesions. However, the mechanism of such a modification is not clear. We present a patient with emotional flattening and increased risk taking after left cerebellar infarct who had an impaired autonomic reactivity to negative as compared with positive reinforcement. This impairment was demonstrated by the patient's undifferentiated skin conductance responses to negative and positive reinforcement, whereas controls produced larger skin conductance responses after negative feedback. The cooccurrence of emotional flattening and undifferentiated autonomic reactions to positively and negatively valenced stimuli strengthens the role of the cerebellum in the modulation of the autonomic responses.
Keywords
Affect, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases, Cerebellum, Cognition Disorders, Galvanic Skin Response, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Stroke
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Web of science
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