Emotional processing in patients with mild cognitive impairment: the influence of the valence and intensity of emotional stimuli: the valence and intensity of emotional stimuli influence emotional processing in patients with mild cognitive impairment

• Published in: Journal of the neurological sciences Vol. 357; no. 1-2; p. 222
• Main Authors: Sarabia-Cobo, Carmen M, García-Rodríguez, Beatriz, Navas, M José, Ellgring, Heiner
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 15.10.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging - physiology; Aging - psychology; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology; Emotions - physiology; Facial Expression; Female; Humans; Male; Photic Stimulation - methods; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Emotion recognition; Facial expression recognition; Emotional processing; Mild cognitive impairment; Aging; Cognition; Non-verbal communication

We studied the ability of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to process emotional facial expressions (EFEs). To date, no systematic study has addressed how variation in intensity affects recognition of the different type of EFEs in such subjects. Two groups of 50 elderly subjects, 50 h...