“The Mind Is Its Own Place” : Amelioration of Claustrophobia in Semantic Dementia
Joint Authors
Golden, Hannah L.
Warren, Jason D.
Clark, Camilla N.
Fletcher, Phillip D.
Downey, Laura E.
Cifelli, Alberto
De Silva, Rajith N.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Phobias are among the few intensely fearful experiences we regularly have in our everyday lives, yet the brain basis of phobic responses remains incompletely understood.
Here we describe the case of a 71-year-old patient with a typical clinicoanatomical syndrome of semantic dementia led by selective (predominantly right-sided) temporal lobe atrophy, who showed striking amelioration of previously disabling claustrophobia following onset of her cognitive syndrome.
We interpret our patient’s newfound fearlessness as an interaction of damaged limbic and autonomic responsivity with loss of the cognitive meaning of previously threatening situations.
This case has implications for our understanding of brain network disintegration in semantic dementia and the neurocognitive basis of phobias more generally.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Clark, Camilla N.& Downey, Laura E.& Golden, Hannah L.& Fletcher, Phillip D.& De Silva, Rajith N.& Cifelli, Alberto…[et al.]. 2014. “The Mind Is Its Own Place” : Amelioration of Claustrophobia in Semantic Dementia. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Clark, Camilla N.…[et al.]. “The Mind Is Its Own Place” : Amelioration of Claustrophobia in Semantic Dementia. Behavioural Neurology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Clark, Camilla N.& Downey, Laura E.& Golden, Hannah L.& Fletcher, Phillip D.& De Silva, Rajith N.& Cifelli, Alberto…[et al.]. “The Mind Is Its Own Place” : Amelioration of Claustrophobia in Semantic Dementia. Behavioural Neurology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482811
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-482811