Huntington’s Disease Patients Show Impaired Perception of Disgust in the Gustatory and Olfactory Modalities

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 2005 English Publisher:American Psychiatric Association PublishingJournal:The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, volume 17, pages 119-121 (issn: 0895-0172, eissn: 1545-7222,

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Authors: Neville, E. A.; Heims, H.; Rickards, H.; Mitchell, I. J.;

doi: 10.1176/jnp.17.1.119

pmid: 15746492

Huntington’s Disease Patients Show Impaired Perception of Disgust in the Gustatory and Olfactory Modalities

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Abstract

Patients with Huntington's disease show deficits in recognizing disgust in the facial expressions and vocal intonations of others. In this study, the authors demonstrate that these disgust-related deficits extend to foul-smelling olfactory stimuli and inappropriate combinations of taste stimuli.

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University of Birmingham
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Keywords

Smell, Perceptual Distortion, Huntington Disease, Taste, Humans

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