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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Anosognosia"”.
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Neuropsychological Correlates of Anosognosia in MCI and Dementia
Anosognosia is a general term used to describe a lack of awareness of a disability and is well documented in various disorders associated with neurological compromise. While anosognosia is well documented as part and parcel to Alzheimer's dementia, less research has focused on determining the …
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Unawareness of paralysis following stroke: an existential-phenomenological inquiry into the paradox of anosognosia
We inescapably experience the world through our body. Yet as our embodiment itself is the background of all our everyday experience, it appears to be experienced quietly. We tend to take for granted that our body is present in and contributing to all experience, as we also tend to take for granted …
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Cognitive, social and emotional processes in unawareness of illness following stroke
… on a prototypical disorder of self-awareness, anosognosia for hemiplegia (AHP): unawareness of motor deficits contralateral to a brain lesion. Based on insights gained from both clinical and experimental research on anosognosia, it is argued that purely sensorimotor accounts do not explain …
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Acquired brain injury and the unraveling of theory of mind: exploring the role of personality change and spatial cognition
… of right hemisphere syndrome deficits, including anosognosia and spatial neglect, the study aims to provide lesion-based insights into how ToM, spatial cognition, and personality changes interrelate post-ABI. The research is organized into two distinct phases: acute and chronic. It addresses three …
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The emotional experience of non-dominant (right) cerebral hemisphere stroke survivors: an existential Heideggerian exploration
… participant’s existence. Also, the absence of anosognosia and the increase in emotional awareness were two prominent findings that appeared contradictory to the literature on right cerebral stroke. Such findings pointed to the usefulness of psychological interventions for this particular group …
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Dynamic Fluctuations in Emotion and Space Representation: A Functional Cerebral Systems Approach to Right Hemisphere Dysfunction
This study proposed an experimental test of theoretical models related to emotion and space representation in the brain. Previous research has established that emotion is represented, processed, expressed, and regulated largely by the right hemisphere. Furthermore, there is evidence from …