Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Face processing impairments after amygdalotomy

A W Young1, J P Aggleton, D J Hellawell

  • 1MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, UK.

Brain : a Journal of Neurology
|February 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Uncovering a Role for the Dorsal Hippocampal Commissure in Recognition Memory.

Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)·2019
Same author

The effect of retrosplenial cortex lesions in rats on incidental and active spatial learning.

Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience·2015
Same author

Mapping parahippocampal systems for recognition and recency memory in the absence of the rat hippocampus.

The European journal of neuroscience·2014
Same author

The rat retrosplenial cortex is required when visual cues are used flexibly to determine location.

Behavioural brain research·2014
Same author

Voice recognition impairment in a blind Capgras patient.

Behavioural neurology·2014
Same author

Face processing impairments and delusional misidentification.

Behavioural neurology·2014
Same journal

Disrupted WWOX-MYC interplay impairs neurogenesis in human brain organoids.

Brain : a journal of neurology·2026
Same journal

SMPD4 deficiency disrupts indirect neurogenesis and neuronal migration in gyrencephalic cortex.

Brain : a journal of neurology·2026
Same journal

Retinal hyper-reflective foci link retinal and cortical pathology in paediatric multiple sclerosis.

Brain : a journal of neurology·2026
Same journal

Two scripts, two pathways: dorsal-ventral biases in post-stroke kana-kanji agraphia.

Brain : a journal of neurology·2026
Same journal

Blood cytotoxic natural killer-like CD8 + CD94+ T cells migrate to the brain and predict multiple sclerosis severity.

Brain : a journal of neurology·2026
Same journal

Time to reconsider risk for psychosis?

Brain : a journal of neurology·2026
See all related articles

This study investigated face processing in a patient with amygdalotomy, revealing deficits in learning new faces and interpreting social cues like emotion and gaze direction.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Cognition

Background:

  • The amygdala plays a crucial role in social cognition and emotional processing.
  • Understanding its specific functions requires studying individuals with amygdala damage.

Observation:

  • A 51-year-old woman (D.R.) with partial bilateral amygdalotomy exhibited impaired face processing.
  • She could recognize familiar faces but struggled with learning new faces and retrieving names.

Findings:

  • D.R. showed deficits in recognizing newly learned faces and identifying emotional expressions.
  • Her ability to interpret eye gaze direction was also compromised, impacting social signal comprehension.

Implications:

  • These findings support the amygdala's role in learning new social information and processing facial cues.

Related Experiment Videos

  • This research contributes to understanding the neural basis of social behavior and face recognition.