BCS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: George Sperling, Prosopagnosia, Capgras Delusion
30 Jul 2018
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System is really just a collection of structures. Sufferers are unable to connect their emotional representation of their loved ones to the visual representation. Often believe their loved ones have been replaced by doubles . Victims of cs violence are often family members . Patients [show] strong feelings of hostility toward the imagined imposter . Delusional ideas of persecution are commonly reported . May attempt to defend selves against the robot/alien/other conspirators. Man who mistook his wife for a hat (ch. 1) (dr. p) Can recognize lines and surfaces, but not objects. Sees parts (shoe, foot) but not where they fit together. Ck - diffuse thinning of visual areas. Information from our senses lingers a little. These are usually viewed as sensory processes, rather than memory processes. Afterimages noted as far back as aristotle. Participants saw displays of letters and were asked to recall as many as possible . Recall as many letters as you can
