PSYB57H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Capgras Delusion, Parietal Lobe
Document Summary
Rare on its own, accompanies alzheimer"s syndrome and is observed among elderly. It can result from injuries to the brain. They could recognize the ppl in their world like family members but convinced they are not who they appear to be. Concordance of these 2 appraisals then leads to certainty of recognition (you obviously are my father). in cs, emotional processing is disrupted leading intellectual identification without familiarity response. Capgras patients have damage in the temporal lobe on the right side of the head. It disrupts circuits involving the amygdala (emotional evaluator) which helps an organism to detect stimuli associated with threat or danger. It is also important for detecting positive stimuli, indictors of safety or indicators of available rewards. With damaged amygdalae, ppl with capgras syndrome won"t experience the warm sense of feeling good (and safe and secure) when looking at a loved one"s similar face.
