Impaired recognition of emotion in facial expressions following bilateral damage to the human amygdala

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Chinese

S.M.

Cited by user Hrs81458 on 15 May 2026

S.M.（有時也被稱為SM-046）是一名美國女性，她患有某種特殊類型的腦損傷，這種損傷在生理上削弱了她感受恐懼的能力. 科學家於1994年首次描述她的案例，她自童年晚期起便因導致雙側杏仁核完全且徹底地受損.

Romanian

Amigdala

Cited by user Wikiminds34 on 06 Feb 2026

Amigdala (: amigdale ; de asemenea corpus amygdaloideum; din latină și greacă, ἀμυγδάλη, amygdalē, „migdala”, „amigdală”) este un complex nuclear pereche, prezent în…

English

Urbach–Wiethe disease

Cited by user TypistMonkey on 15 Jun 2025

Urbach–Wiethe disease is a very rare recessive genetic disorder, with approximately 400 reported cases since its discovery.

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Amygdala

Cited by user ImmortalRationalist on 11 Jun 2025

The amygdala is a paired nuclear complex present in the cerebral hemispheres of vertebrates.

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