Naslov
Lesions of Left Basal Ganglia and Insula Structures Impair Executive Functions but not Emotion Recognition: A Case Report

Autori
Švegar, Domagoj ; Antulov, Ronald ; Tkalčić, Mladenka ; Antončić, Igor

Izvornik
Brain Impairment (1443-9646) 17 (2016), 3; 233-241

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
basal ganglia ; insula ; emotion recognition ; executive functions ; infarction

Sažetak
Increasing research evidence suggests that basal ganglia are an important part of frontal- subcortical circuit which is involved not only in motor control but also in affective, cognitive and executive functions. In this article, we describe the ability of facial emotion recognition and cognitive functioning in a patient with left basal ganglia and insula damage. The patient’s ability to recognise facial emotional expressions was intact in spite of unilateral injury of the left insula and basal ganglia. He showed preserved intellectual function in general, but experienced difficulties on subsets of the executive functions: set- shifting and ability to activate or generate cognitive strategies, commonly found in patients with caudate lesions. This case contributes to evidence that striatal structures are important for executive functions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Psihologija

Napomena
This research was supported by the University of Rijeka grant as a part of the research project: Personality, emotions and social processes as determinants of health outcomes (13.04.1.2.01).

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