Preserved rapid conceptual processing of emotional expressions despite reduced neuropsychological performance following traumatic brain injury.

Katherine Osborne-CrowleyEmily WilsonFrances M De BlasioTravis WearneJacqueline RushbySkye McDonald

Published in: Neuropsychology (2019)

We conclude that in people with TBI, reduced empathy may be explained by processes downstream of the initial rapid conceptual processing of emotional information, such as flexibly attending and responding to this information in a goal-directed manner in complex environments. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

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