Title :

Characterization and prediction of the recognition of emotional faces and emotional bursts in temporal lobe epilepsy

Author(s) :

Hennion, Sophie [Auteur]
Szurhaj, William [Auteur]
Troubles cognitifs dégénératifs et vasculaires - U 1171 [TCDV]
Duhamel, Alain [Auteur]
Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]
Lopes, Renaud [Auteur]
Tyvaert, Louise [Auteur]
Derambure, Philippe [Auteur]
Médicaments et molécules pour agir sur les Systèmes Vivants - U 1177 [M2SV]
Médicaments et molécules pour agir sur les Systèmes Vivants - U 1177 [M2SV]
Delbeuck, Xavier [Auteur]

Journal title :

Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology

Abbreviated title :

J. Clin. Exp. Neuropsychol.

Volume number :

37

Pages :

931-945

Publication date :

2015-10-21

ISSN :

1380-3395

English keyword(s) :

Emotional face
Negative bias
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Apathy
Emotional burst
Emotion recognition
Quality of life

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

BACKGROUND: The present study sought to characterize and predict the recognition of emotional stimuli (presented in a visual or auditory modality) by patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHODS: Fifty TLE patients ...
Show more >BACKGROUND: The present study sought to characterize and predict the recognition of emotional stimuli (presented in a visual or auditory modality) by patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHODS: Fifty TLE patients and 50 matched controls performed two emotion recognition tasks (emotional faces and emotional bursts). Neutral stimuli were also presented, and emotional biases were monitored by analyzing errors. Demographic, cognitive, psychobehavioral and (in TLE patients only) clinical and quality of life data were also recorded. RESULTS: Compared with controls, TLE patients were impaired in the recognition of fear expressions in both visual and auditory modality tasks. However, impairments in the two channels were not always concomitant on the individual level. In the visual modality, recognition of disgust and neutral expressions was significantly worse in TLE patients. In the auditory modality, nonsignificant trends toward poor recognition of disgust and neutral expressions were observed. Negative biases were noted in TLE patients; expressions of fear (faces and bursts) were more frequently misinterpreted as disgust, and neutral facial expressions were more frequently misinterpreted as sadness. Impairments in the recognition of facial fear were less pronounced in left TLE patients who (according to structural magnetic resonance imaging, MRI) did not have any brain lesions. In TLE patients, low levels of social support (a quality of life parameter) were associated with worse recognition of facial disgust, and higher levels of apathy were associated with better recognition of neutral faces. CONCLUSIONS: TLE patients are impaired in some aspects of emotion recognition with both visual and auditory stimuli, although the differential impact of TLE on these modalities requires further research. These emotional impairments are related to quality of life and psychobehavioral parameters.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

CHU Lille
CNRS
Inserm
Université de Lille

Collections :

• Médicaments et Molécules pour agir sur les Systèmes Vivants (M2SV) - U1177
• METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694

Submission date :

2019-11-27T13:04:50Z