Face Tuning in Depression
| Autor: | Andreas J. Fallgatter, Rebecca Popp, Julian Kubon, Alexander N. Sokolov, Marina A. Pavlova |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Social Cognition epidemiology [Depressive Disorder Major] Face (sociological concept) physiology [Psychomotor Performance] Developmental psychology psychology [Depressive Disorder Major] 0302 clinical medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common AcademicSubjects/SCI01870 Middle Aged Facial Expression psychology [Paintings] gender impact depression Major depressive disorder Female methods [Photic Stimulation] face tuning Psychology Facial Recognition Adult media_common.quotation_subject Cognitive Neuroscience 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Young Adult Social skills Social cognition Perception Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans ddc:610 AcademicSubjects/MED00385 Set (psychology) Depressive Disorder Major face pareidolia Feature Article COVID-19 physiology [Facial Recognition] medicine.disease epidemiology [COVID-19] 030227 psychiatry psychology [COVID-19] non-face face-like images Paintings AcademicSubjects/MED00310 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Photic Stimulation Psychomotor Performance |
| Zdroj: | Cerebral cortex 31(5), 2574-2585 (2021). doi:10.1093/cercor/bhaa375 Cerebral Cortex Cerebral Cortex (New York, NY) |
| DOI: | 10.1093/cercor/bhaa375 |
| Popis: | The latest COVID-19 pandemic reveals that unexpected changes elevate depression bringing people apart, but also calling for social sharing. Yet the impact of depression on social cognition and functioning is not well understood. Assessment of social cognition is crucial not only for a better understanding of major depressive disorder (MDD), but also for screening, intervention, and remediation. Here by applying a novel experimental tool, a Face-n-Food task comprising a set of images bordering on the Giuseppe Arcimboldo style, we assessed the face tuning in patients with MDD and person-by-person matched controls. The key benefit of these images is that single components do not trigger face processing. Contrary to common beliefs, the outcome indicates that individuals with depression express intact face responsiveness. Yet, while in depression face sensitivity is tied with perceptual organization, in typical development, it is knotted with social cognition capabilities. Face tuning in depression, therefore, may rely upon altered behavioral strategies and underwriting brain mechanisms. To exclude a possible camouflaging effect of female social skills, we examined gender impact. Neither in depression nor in typical individuals had females excelled in face tuning. The outcome sheds light on the origins of the face sensitivity and alterations in social functioning in depression and mental well-being at large. Aberrant social functioning in depression is likely to be the result of deeply-rooted maladaptive strategies rather than of poor sensitivity to social signals. This has implications for mental well-being under the current pandemic conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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