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| • | Microstimulation
of the amygdala produces |
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| • | Isolated lesions
of the amygdala, found in a rare |
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(Urbach-Wiethe disease) that leaves |
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specifically in the amygdala |
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| bilaterally,
impair patients from learning how to |
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in facial expressions. The |
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| disease does not
affect the ability to discriminate |
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in faces, nor the ability to |
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