fronto-temporal dementia (& lesions of orbitofrontal cortex)

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Fronto-temporal Dementia Social disinhibition Poor emotion regulation Denial of deficit Inability to navigate the social world • Anatomy Orbitofrontal Cortex – Amygdala Can these patients recognize basic emotions conveyed by facial expressions? Fernandez-Duque & Black, Neuropsychologia, in p Fronto-temporal dementia (& lesions of orbitofrontal cortex)

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Page 1: Fronto-temporal dementia  (& lesions of orbitofrontal cortex)

• Fronto-temporal Dementia

– Social disinhibition– Poor emotion regulation – Denial of deficit– Inability to navigate the social world

• Anatomy– Orbitofrontal Cortex– Amygdala

Can these patients recognize basic emotions conveyed by facial expressions?

Fernandez-Duque & Black, Neuropsychologia, in press

Fronto-temporal dementia

(& lesions of orbitofrontal cortex)

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FTD: Emotion Recognition

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happy

surprised

sad

frightened

angry

disgust

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