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Recognition of disgusted facial expressions in severe depression

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Facial emotion processing was examined in patients with severe depression (n = 68) and a healthy control group (n = 50), using the Facial Expression Recognition Task. A negative interpretation bias was observed in the depression group: neutral faces were more likely to be interpreted as sad and less likely to be interpreted as happy, compared with controls. The depression group also displayed a specific deficit in the recognition of facial expressions of disgust, compared with controls. This may relate to impaired functioning of frontostriatal structures, particularly the basal ganglia.

Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.078113

Authors: Katie M. Douglas, Richard J. Porter

Institution: University of Otago

Language: English

Topic: Face Recognition and Perception

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Tertiary Education Commission