PSYB57H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cerebellum, Visual System, Medial Longitudinal Fissure
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Rare on its own, but is one of the accompaniments to alzheimer"s syndrome, so normally associated with older people: can also result from various injuries to the brain. Fully able to recognize people in their world ie. husband, father, mother, but are convinced they are imposters: often insist there are slight differences, like a slight change in personality. In capgras syndrome, this is disrupted which leads to intellectual identification without the familiarity response. You look like my father but trigger no familiarity, so you"re someone else. Neuroimaging techniques allow researchers to take 3d images of the brain: one form comes from pet scans. One site of damage is in the temporal lobe, on the right side of the head. With damage to frontal lobe, patients are less able to perceive what is real and what isn"t, which makes them come up with bizarre thoughts. Teaches us that the amygdala plays a crucial role in familiarity.
