Empathy, Attention and Reasoning: The role of automatic and controlled processing in emotion recognition following traumatic brain injury [ 2002-02-13 - 2005-12-30 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Skye McDonald (Chief Investigator)

Brief description Empathy, Attention and Reasoning: The role of automatic and controlled processing in emotion recognition following traumatic brain injury. Traumatically brain injured adults have difficulty identifying emotional facial expressions but little is known regarding their psychophysiological reactions to emotional expression, the efficacy of their visual search patterns of facial features or the extent to which they engage conscious processing and problem solving to assist interpretation. Nor is anything known about their ability to recognise dynamic emotional displays compared to photographs. This project examines each of these facets using static and dynamic portrayals. The project will inform neuropsychological theories of facial processing, test the ecological validity of previous research and improve understanding of psychosocial deficits after TBI and their treatment.

Funding Amount $125,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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