PSYCH 1XX3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Capgras Delusion, Amygdala, Hemispatial Neglect
28 Jun 2016
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The man who mistook his wife for a hat. David had an accident and was in a coma for 5 years. When his parents come to visit him in the hospital, he seems on edge although he is normal in all other aspects. The reason he"s on edge with his parents is because he thinks they look like his parents but they"re not (maybe they are highly trained actors fully convinced) There is definitely an emotional component because he doesn"t feel the same emotional attachment that he used to. Could be the fact that he saw the parents first before hearing them. Reason: the common explanation for this was freudian: david had an unconscious attraction to his mother and now he damaged his head and the feelings he used to have make him confused as to how to react. Neurons in the ffg (fusion-formed ) respond to faces. The amygdala assesses the emotional significance of a stimulus.
