title: A systems approach to the brain basis of emotion also needs developmental and locationist views - the case of Tourette's syndrome.
abstract: The closeness of somatosensory phenomena and emotional states can be critically extended into a clinical perspective by referring to Tourette's Syndrome (TS). Two examples are discussed in this commentary: (1) the neurodevelopmental approach to the pre- and post-tic sensorimotor urges, and (2) the TS treatment with deep brain stimulation. It is shown that in TS, both views (locationist and constructionist) need to be combined along the lifespan in order to get a more realistic picture of the brain basis of emotion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Goettingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany. arothen@gwdg.de
authors.forename: Aribert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rothenberger
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D059906:Neuroimaging; D011859:Radiography