Huntington's disease patients show impaired perception of disgust in the gustatory and olfactory modalities.
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.
Mitchell
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School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. I.J.Mitchell@bham.ac.uk
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Neville
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Rickards
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D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010469:Perceptual Distortion / Q000502:physiology*; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*